Continental islands are called such because they themselves were once large continents that have broken, sunk, and been transformed through metamorphic processes into new islands. a. true b. false

False.

Explanation:

Continental islands are those located on a continental shelf, as is the case of several of the world's bigger islands. It´s believed that the continental islands were linked to the continent but separated at some point, becoming unsubmerged portions of the continental shelf encircled by water.

Greenland, Sable Island, Barbados, Trinidad, and  New Guinea are examples of continental islands.

answer; i believe that the correct answer is rapid and subsequently slow down;