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What marks the seaward edge of the continental shelf?

The seaward edge of the continental shelf is marked by the shelf break, which is the steep slope that descends from the continental shelf to the deep ocean floor. This is where the ocean depth abruptly increases, indicating the boundary between the continental shelf and the continental slope.


Why is a continental shelf physical?

It is part of a continental plate that is submerged by the ocean. At the edge of the continental shelf, the slope suddenly increases and begins to drop off, this is called the continental slope.


How is the slope different from the continental shelf?

The slope is the steep incline at the edge of the continental shelf that descends into the ocean depths. The continental shelf is a gently sloping, submerged portion of a continent that extends from the shoreline to the shelf break where the slope begins.


Continental shelf begins at the shoreline and slopes gently toward the open ocean continental slope is the edge of the continental shelf?

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What the steep incline at the edge of the continental shelf called?

The edge is called the shelf break. The actual declining shelf is called the called the continental slope.


What continental begins at the shoreline?

It is called the continental shelf.


What begins at the shoreline?

The continental shelf begins at the shoreline.


Continental shelf is part of what?

the continental shelf begins at the shoreline and slopes gently toward the open ocean the continental rise is the base of the continental slope, which is made up of large pites of sediment the continental slope is the edge of the continental shelf


The BEST definition of the outer edge of the continental shelf is that point where?

The part on where the continental shelf meets the continental slope creating an edge.


What is the underwater edge of a continent?

continental shelf


Which feature best marks the edge of a continent?

The expanse of land known as a 'continental shelf' where seawater is shallow, before it drops off into the ocean.


The oceanic crust begins at the continental shelf or rise?

The oceanic crust begins at the continental rise