Question

heavy sedimentation smoothed out the underlying rolling hills left over from the break up of pangea.
correct.
explain how sea floor features form. 5 of 5
weve flown across the united states and are now over the eastern pacific ocean looking toward the california coastline across monterey bay. lets zoom in a little closer to the shoreline before your question, click on continue.
what is the feature that is running across the continental shelf almost up to the shoreline?
its an offshore extension of the san andreas fault.
its a newly forming rift.
its a submarine canyon.
its a fjord.

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• "It's an offshore extension of the San Andreas Fault": The San Andreas Fault is a transform fault on land, and the feature here is a submarine canyon, not a fault extension.
• "It's a newly forming rift": Rifts form in different tectonic settings (e.g., divergent boundaries) and don't typically form this way on a continental shelf near a coast like this.
• "It's a submarine canyon": Submarine canyons are steep - sided valleys that cut across continental shelves and slopes, often extending from near the shoreline into the deep ocean. The feature in the image (near the California coastline, across the continental shelf) matches the description of a submarine canyon.
• "It's a fjord": Fjords are formed by glacial activity and are long, narrow inlets with steep sides or cliffs, typically in high - latitude regions, not a feature of the California continental shelf.

Answer:

It's a submarine canyon.