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Is it true that continental shelf is the deepest part of the ocean?
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∙ 14y ago
No the shelf is among the shallowest parts of the ocean.
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What part of an ocean would you found the most sea life?
The coastal areas or anywhere else somewhat shallow.
What is the shallow part of the ocean?
The continental shelf
What forces control the shape of a continental shelf?
Tectonic forces and the climate control the shape of the continental shelf. The continental shelf is the part of the continent that extends into the ocean.
Where is the ocean more shallow?
The continental shelf is the shallow part of the ocean.
What is the part of the ocean floor nearest the continent?
Continental Shelf.
What part of the Ocean floor has the most shallow water?
The most shallow part is the near-shore zone.
What forces control the shape of the continental?
Tectonic forces and the climate control the shape of the continental shelf. The continental shelf is the part of the continent that extends into the ocean.
In what part of the ocean is the drop off?
The part of the ocean that steeply drops off is called the continental shelf.
Why is a continental shelf physical?
It is part of a continental plate that is submerged by the ocean. At the edge of the continental shelf, the slope suddenly increases and begins to drop off, this is called the continental slope.
How are the shore zone and continental shelf related?
They are related because they are part of the ocean
What is the earths surface from the edge of a continent to the deep part of the ocean?
continental shelf
What part of the surface of the Earth covered by ocean is closest to the shore?
continental shelf
