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What is gente sloping part of the continent that extends underwater?
Continental shelf
Gradually sloping end of a continent that extends beneath the ocean?
Continental shelf
The gently sloping shallow area that extends from the continental shore is the called the continental?
SHELFCongress, of course! Continental Congress, silly!
What is the submerged part of the continent between the coast and the edge of the basin called?
The submerged part of the continent between the coast and the edge of the basin is called the continental shelf. It is a gently sloping platform of relatively shallow water that extends from the shoreline to the drop-off point into the deeper ocean.
What is the continentel shelf?
The continental shelf is a gently sloping, shallow underwater edge of a continent that extends from the shoreline to a steeper drop-off called the continental slope. It is an important part of the ocean ecosystem and is rich in marine life. Oil, gas, and mineral resources can also be found on the continental shelf.
The gently sloping margins of a continent submerged beneath the sea?
The gently sloping margins of a continent submerged beneath the sea are known as continental shelves. These areas are shallow and extend from the shoreline to the continental slope. Continental shelves are important for marine life as they provide a nutrient-rich environment for various species.
Stretching several miles off coast of each continent lies an underwater plateau called what?
The underwater plateau is called the continental shelf. It is a gently sloping shelf that extends from the shoreline of a continent to a variable distance into the ocean.
Shallow sloping submerged areas of economic importance are called?
Shelves
What lies under the ocean at the edge of a continent?
At the edge of a continent under the ocean lies the continental shelf, a gently sloping extension of the continent covered by shallow seas. Beyond the continental shelf, there is a steeper drop-off known as the continental slope, leading to the deep ocean floor of the abyssal plain.
The gently sloping submerged surface extending from the shoreline toward the deep ocean is termed the?
This refers to the continental shelf, which is defined as a submerged landmass that is a shallow extension of a continent. The end of a continental shelf is at a point called the shelf break.
What is a shape of a shield volcano?
shallow-sloping sides its huge in size and is built by many layers of runny lava flows gentle sloping caused by the very fluid
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
