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The tip of the continental shelf (which has a gentle slope) where if you go any farther, the continental slope forms, which has a very steep slope.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoYou can't have a continent rise from land, but you can have land rise from the continental shelf, which may be under water, and that is called an island.
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∙ 13y agocontinental shelf
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∙ 14y agocontinental slope
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∙ 11y agoEdge of the ocean floor
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What is a sandy gently sloping underwater plain near a continent?
The continental margin is the submerged outer edge of a continent. It is generally divided into two sections: the continental shelf and the continental slope.
What type of plate boundary creates a deep ocean trench along the edge of a continent?
the top part of the boundary it creates the the deep ocean trench along with the edge of a continent......:D
How does a geologist determine if a rock is part of an accreted terrane?
The chunks of lithosphere that are scraped off of subducting plates and added to the edge of a continent are called accreted terranes!
What is an underwater avalanche is called?
A turbidity current
Why are there volcanoes along the western edge of North American and Not along the Eastern edge of the continent?
because dicks are to big on the eastern part
What is the underwater edge of a continent?
continental shelf
What is the edge of continent called?
It is called the continental shelf and is located on the edge of a continent and in the water.
What is a continent that extends underwater called?
continental shelf
What is the continental edge?
The continental shelf edge is an area that is located at the edge of an underwater landmass. This landmass extends out from a continent and has a relatively shallow area of water which is often referred to as the shelf sea.
What is the steep side of the edge of the continent called?
It is called the Continental Shelf
What is the edge of the continent of north America called?
the continental shelf
What is the submerged land at the edge of a continent called?
Continental Shelves
What is the land under an ocean at the edge of a continent called?
continental
What is called the land under an ocean at the edge of a continent?
continental
What is a submerged land at the edge of a continent called?
Continental Shelves
What is a sandy gently sloping underwater plain near a continent?
The continental margin is the submerged outer edge of a continent. It is generally divided into two sections: the continental shelf and the continental slope.
What is the Part of the earth or continent that drips gently downward under water?
The part of a continent that dips gently downward and is underwater is called the continental shelf. When a continent drops steeply in to the ocean it is called a continental slope.
