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Off the coast of any continent
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What is the flattest part of the continental margin?
Continental Slopes.
The shelf edge is the boundary between the continental shelf and the?
continental slope
Differences between exclusive economic zone and continental shelf zone?
Same area: Lower part is continental shelf whereas the upper part is exclusive economic zone. Seabed or Subsoil is covered in continental shelf whereas above that is exclusive economic zone.
What is the term for part of a continent that extends outward from the landmass beneath relatively shallow seawater?
The continental shelf is the term for part of a continent that extends outward from the landmass beneath shallow seawater. The drop-off point of a continental shelf is called the shelf break. From this point, the continental goes down to the deep ocean floor.
What is the underwater edge of a continent called?
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.
Is a quantity of minerals found in the continental shelf?
true
What type of rocks are found in a continental shelf?
Granite
The portion of land that extends into the ocean is called the continental?
shelf
What are the three primary topographic profiles of the ocean floor?
Continental shelf Continental slope abyss/abyssal plain
What is the flattest part of the continental margin?
Continental Slopes.
What do you call the part of a continent that extends underwater?
Land. Continental shelf.
What begins at the edge of the continental shelf?
the continental shelf-edge or shelf-break
What is the oldest continental shelf?
the oldest continental shelf is in tortoga
Does the gulf stream flow over the continental shelf or the continental slope?
continental shelf
A vast quantity of minerals is found on the continental shelf true or false?
The answer is TRUE
The shelf edge is the boundary between the continental shelf and the?
continental slope
What is the area of the ocean that is rich with life found above the continental shelf?
Neritic (Zone)
