Which process influences sediment plumes forming submarine canyons?

💡 Explanation

Turbidity currents, driven by density differences caused by suspended sediment, carve submarine canyons via erosion; this is due to downslope movement. Therefore turbidity flow drives plume formation, rather than density differences or geothermal upwelling because these are vertical rather than lateral forces.

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