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False, continental shelves are part of the Coastal Plain
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What is the ocean floor part of?
The bottom of the ocean is part of a tectonic plate or continental shelf, or can be on the breach line between two shelves.
Why do fisherman not fish beyond the continental shelf?
Because for the most part, the continental shelves are where the fish are.
What part of the Ocean floor has the most shallow water?
The most shallow part is the near-shore zone.
What is the term for the part of a continent that extends beyond the shoreline beneath relatievely shallow seawater?
Continental Shelves
What is the part of the ocean floor nearest the continent?
Continental Shelf.
What is the part the ocean floor nearest the continents?
The continental shelf
What part of the ocean has been least explored?
the Marianas Trench. It's located in the Pacific Ocean.
Is the twilight breaking dawn part 1 on their shelves in their stores?
I'm Not Really Sure What You Mean By 'Their Stores' Or 'Their Shelves' But The Are On The Shelves
The ocean floor feature with its characteristic?
Rift zone- Site of crust formationAbyssal plain- Very flat part of ocean floorSubmarine canyon- Part of the continental marginGuyot- Flat-topped, underwater mountain.
Match the ocean-floor feature with its characteristic?
Rift Zone: Site of crust formation Abyssal Plain: Very flat part of ocean floor Guyots: Flat-topped, underwater mountains Submarine canyons: Part of the continental margins :D
Define ocean basin?
Hydrologically, an oceanic basin may be anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawater, but geologicallyocean basins are large geologic basins that are below sea level. Geologically, there are other underseageomorphological features such as the continental shelves, the deep ocean trenches, and the underseamountain ranges (for example, the mid-Atlantic ridge) which are not considered to be part of the ocean basins; while hydrologically, oceanic basins include the flanking continental shelves and shallow, epeiric seas.
What is the flattest part of the continental margin?
Continental Slopes.
