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Question
Like there are landforms on land, ocean floor also has submerged landforms because ______.
Options
There is land under water
There are volcanoes under water.
Land is continuous and there is water in deeper parts.
Though land is continuous, its level is not the same everywhere like that of water.
Solution
Like there are landforms on land, ocean floor also has submerged landforms because, Though land is continuous, its level is not the same everywhere like that of water.
Explanation:
Though land is continuous, its level is not the same everywhere as that of water. Continental crust and oceanic crust constitute part of the lithosphere.
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