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A continental shelf refers to the area of seabed around a large landmass. The most common way that material is added to a continental shelf is through the deposition of continental sediments.

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Which of these describes the most common way that material is added to a continental shelf?

Deposition of continental sediments


Most common way that material is added to a continental shelf?

Erosion and sediments from large rivers.


The portion of land that extends into the ocean is called the continental?

shelf


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


The continental shelf continental slope and continental rise combine to form what?

The continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise combine to form the continental margin.


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.


Which section of the ocean is closest to the shoreline?

contiental shelf \


Which side of Florida has the widest continental shelf?

The widest continental shelf in Florida is the Gulf continental shelf. It is along the central-west coast of the state.


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.