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What kind of plants are located in the continental slope?
There are not many plants that live in the continental slope. One of the few plants that live here is algae.
What are the five sections ocean life?
Continental slope, Continental Rise, Continental Slope, Seamont, Trench
Where would you find the most undersea life?
on the continental slope
What is the plant life in continental slope?
kelp,coral,seaweed
Location of continental slope?
continental slope
What is the answer to this definition area between the shoreline and the continental slope?
The area between the shoreline and the continental slope is known as the continental shelf. It is a relatively shallow, flat or gently sloping underwater landmass that extends from the shoreline to the beginning of the continental slope. The continental shelf is an important zone for marine life and for human activities such as fishing, oil and gas exploration, and shipping.
List the subdivisions of the continenal margin?
The three parts of the continental margins are the Continental shelf, the Continental slope, and the Continental rise.
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.
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.
A sharp drop-off beyond the continental shelf is called what?
A sharp drop-off beyond the continental shelf is called a continental slope. The continental slope marks the transition between the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.
Which of the following is NOT a continental margin continental shelf continental slope?
A continental margin is NOT a part of a continent. It is the submerged outer edge of a continent that includes the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise.
The continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise to form the?
continental margin
