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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 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.
What land feature is like continental slope?
Abyssal plain is a land feature similar to the continental slope, located at the base of the continental rise. It is a flat area of the ocean floor covered with sediment and is considered the most level part of the ocean floor.
What is the term for the part of a continent that extends beyond the shoreline beneath relatievely shallow seawater?
The term for the part of a continent that extends beyond the shoreline beneath relatively shallow seawater is the continental shelf. It is an underwater extension of the continent that slopes gently from the shore to the ocean depths.
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
What is the edge of continent called?
The edge of a continent is called the continental shelf. It is the submerged part of a continent that extends from the shoreline to the continental slope where the ocean floor drops off sharply.
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.
What is a transition zone between a ocean basin floor and a continent?
The transition zone between an ocean basin floor and a continent is known as the continental shelf. It is the submerged part of a continent that extends from the shoreline to the continental slope. The continental shelf is characterized by relatively shallow waters and is an area of high biological productivity.
