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The relatively steep transition between the continental shelf and the ocean basin is the continental slope.?
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The relatively steep transition between the continental shelf and the ocean basin is the?
the continental slope
This area is between the continental slope and ocean basin?
Between the continental slope and the ocean basin is the continental rise
Can best be described as a transition zone between an ocean basin floor and a continent?
The continental rise or slope otherwise known as a "shelf edge".
What area is between the continental slope and ocean basin?
continental rises
What is the Steep boundary between the continental landmass and the ocean basin?
the answer to the question is: continental slope
What is it called when there is a sharp drop between the continent and ocean basin?
continental slope
What is a transition zone between a ocean basin floor and a continent?
Best Answer - Chosen by VotersContinental Shelf.
What is a pericratonic basin?
Peri-Cratonic margin basin is the basin having extent from land into the sea with the continental margin within the basin.
How are the continental shelf slope and rise related?
The continental shelf, slope, and rise are all part of the continental margin. The continental shelf is the flat, shallow portion closest to the shore, followed by the continental slope, which descends steeply to the ocean floor. The continental rise is a gentle incline at the base of the continental slope. These features are connected and represent the transition from the continent to the deep ocean basin.
How do continental shifts change the rainforest?
The amazon basin was created by a continental shift!
What is the largest landform under the ocean?
the continental shelf ;)
A sharp drop from a continent to an ocean basin is called what?
continental slope
