Characteristics of passive continental margins include which of the following? a. Volcanic and earthquake activity b. Broad continental shelves c. Chains of islands d. Deep-sea trenches e. Thin sediment accumulation

(B) broad continental shelves

Explanation:

Passive continental margins have broad continental shelves

Many passive continental margins have a continental rise, a very low-angle ridge of sediment that forms between the continental slope and the abyssal plain.