Active continental margins are characterized by which of the following?

A) No sediment accumulation

B) Shallow coastal waters

C) Deep-sea trenches

D) Sparse earthquake activity

E) Broad continental shelves

C) Deep-sea trenches

Explanation:

There are two types of the Continental plate margins as the active and the passive and the active margins are those associated lithosphere plate boundaries and these are a transform margins and high tectonic activity zones that include the volcanoes and the earthquakes.

C) Deep-sea trenches

There are two types of the Continental plate margins as the active and the passive and the active margins are those associated lithosphere plate boundaries and these are a transform margins and high tectonic activity zones that include the volcanoes and the earthquakes.