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List three differences between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain?
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The continental shelf is an extension of the cotton, only beneath water. The continental slope begins beyond the shelf and slopes downward.
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Zone between the continental shelf and abyssal plain?
The continental rise is between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain.LittoralLitoral (alternative spelling)Intertidal
The place where the ocean floor suddenly plunges downward is called the A. continental shelf. B. continental slope. C. abyssal plain. D. abyssal hill.?
The answer is: B. Continental slope.
What zone covers the entire ocean floor past the continental shelf?
abyssal plain
Describe the continental shelf slope and rise?
continental margin
Describe how abyssal plain looks and how it forms?
an abyssal plain looks like a flat surface but it is at the bottom of the ocean and it is formed by the deposition of sediments. Hope this helps :)
The continental rise is located?
between an abyssal plain and continental slope.
Zone between the continental shelf and abyssal plain?
The continental rise is between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain.LittoralLitoral (alternative spelling)Intertidal
What is the smooth nearly flat region of the ocean floor called?
Abyssal plain. Earth science book.
What is the region beyond the continental margin?
The abyssal plain is beyond the continental margin.
What are the horizontal divisions in a marine ecosystem?
Continental Shelf, Continental Slope and Continental rise, and Abyssal plain
What are four main features of the deep ocean basins?
They are: Continental Shelf Continental Slope Abyssal Plain Ocean Deeps
What do we call a flat muddy plain strecting away from the base of a continental rise?
abyssal plain
The place where the ocean floor suddenly plunges downward is called the A. continental shelf. B. continental slope. C. abyssal plain. D. abyssal hill.?
The answer is: B. Continental slope.
What are the characteristics of an ocean?
ocean ridge abyssal plain continental shelf continental slop hydrothermal vent
What is a steep slope that begins connected to the continental shelf and extends to the abyssal plain is called?
Continental slope
What are characteristics of an ocean?
ocean ridge abyssal plain continental shelf continental slop hydrothermal vent
The source of most of the material found on the surface of the abyssal plain you?
Continental rivers
