The three parts of the continental margin are the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise. The continental shelf is the gently sloping, submerged platform of a continent that extends from the shoreline to the shelf break. The continental slope is a steeper zone that descends from the shelf break to the deep ocean floor. The continental rise is the final gently sloping seafloor region at the base of the continental slope.
Mountains formed by continental plates colliding are known as fold mountains. These mountains are created when the intense pressure from the converging plates causes rocks to buckle and fold, resulting in uplifted and folded mountain ranges. Examples of fold mountains include the Himalayas and the Alps.
It is an irregular division of the US between the western side and the eastern side, and it is much closer to the Pacific coast. It is the point at which some rivers flow east and others flow west. On the Pacific side the rivers flow west or north or south. On the Atlantic side the rivers flow north or south or east. The continental divide is roughly contiguous with the Rocky Mountains.
When two plates move towards one another, they form either a subduction zone or a continental collision. This depends on the nature of the plates involved. In a subduction zone, the subducting plate, which is normally a plate with oceanic crust, moves beneath the other plate, which can be made of either oceanic or continental crust. During collisions between two continental plates, large mountain ranges, such as the Himalayas are formed. Oceanic crust is a type of crust that is submerged in huge bodies of water, while continental crust is the type of crust beneath the continents. Oceanic crust is thinner but denser, while the continental crust is thicker but lighter. Whenever a continental crust and an oceanic crust meets and collides, they form a convergence zone. The oceanic crust sinks below the continental crust(subduction zone) because it is denser. As it sinks into the mantle, it becomes magma which soon rises up to the surface to stabilize the mantle, thus creating a volcano. The continental crust, being the lighter one, does not sink. It may fold and form mountains. The nature of a convergent boundary depends on the type of lithosphere in the plates that are colliding. Where a dense oceanic plate collides with a less-dense continental plate, the oceanic plate is typically thrust underneath because of the greater buoyancy of the continental lithosphere, forming a subduction zone. At the surface, the topographic expression is commonly an oceanic trench on the ocean side and a mountain range on the continental side. An example of a continental-oceanic subduction zone is the area along the western coast of South America where the oceanic Nazca Plate is being subducted beneath the continental South American Plate.
Andes, convergence between South American Plate and Pacific Plate
The steep side of the edge of a continent is called a continental slope. This feature marks the transition between the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.
It is called the Continental Shelf
The three parts of the continental margin are the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise. The continental shelf is the gently sloping, submerged platform of a continent that extends from the shoreline to the shelf break. The continental slope is a steeper zone that descends from the shelf break to the deep ocean floor. The continental rise is the final gently sloping seafloor region at the base of the continental slope.
the widest road is in Brazil. 160 cars can drive side by side
The "continental shelf" is generally considered to be up to the 600-foot depth. Along the Atlantic coast, that extends a hundred miles or more. On the Pacific side, there really is no continental shelf; we have deep water only a couple of miles off the coast.
Each side of a hexagon must be 12.5 inches in order for the widest part to be 25 inches across.
A hob is a shelf at the side or back of a fireplace.
the side of the colonies
The dimensions of the refrigerator side shelf are typically around 12 inches in width, 16 inches in depth, and 3-4 inches in height.
Mercury has the widest in temperature swings. Venus is the hottest planet. Saturn is the planet with visible rings and lots of moons, jupiter is the largest planet (( duh)) Uranus rotates on it's side.
Mercury has the widest in temperature swings. Venus is the hottest planet. Saturn is the planet with visible rings and lots of moons, jupiter is the largest planet (( duh)) Uranus rotates on it's side.
CAUSE THE DARK SIDE SAID SO