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Coral reefs form in which portion of the Continental margin?
continental shelf
How does the amount of nutrients in the water decreases as the distance from the continental shelf increases effect the open ocean food chains?
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What kind of animals live in the continental shelf?
The continental shelf is home to a variety of benthic animals that live buried at the bottom of the ocean. Examples of some are, common whelk, blue mussel, Neptune whelk. periwinkle, Yoldia hyperborea, sand gaper, limpet, scallop, chiton, common starfish, green sea urchin, brittlestar, ragworm, pectinaria worm, scaleworm, skeleton shrimp, isopod, barnacle, benthic amphipod
What is the shelf life of beeswax?
The shelf life of unopened petroleum jelly is around 3 years.
Where are anemones found?
Anemones are found in all marine habitats, at various depths. They are found in all temperature ranges and remain in the same spot until conditions become unsuitable.
A sharp drop-off beyond the continental shelf is called what?
Continental slope
Why do fisherman not fish beyond the continental shelf?
Because for the most part, the continental shelves are where the fish are.
List three differences between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain?
The continental shelf is an extension of the cotton, only beneath water. The continental slope begins beyond the shelf and slopes downward.
Which ocean environment extends seaward beyond the continental shelf?
Deep ocean basin
What is the shallow extension of the continent that extends beyond the shoreline called?
The shallow extension of the continent that extends beyond the shoreline is called a continental shelf. It is the submerged part of a continent that extends from the shoreline to a drop-off point called the shelf break.
What is the oceanic zone?
The deepest, darkest area of the ocean that is beyond the edge of the continental shelf.
The portion of land that extends into the ocean is called the continental?
shelf
What is the difference between the continental slope and the continental rise?
The continental shelf starts from the shore to a few miles out with less gradient of slope. The continental slope starts after shelf-break with a higher slope gradient, then follows the continental rise and abyssal-plain.
What percent of the sediments eroded from the continents reach beyond coastal regions to the continental shelf and slope?
Approximately 15-20% of sediments eroded from the continents reach beyond coastal regions to the continental shelf and slope. The majority of eroded sediments tend to accumulate and deposit near the coast due to factors such as wave action and currents.
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
