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The pressure on the continental shelf increases with water depth, generally following the principle that pressure increases by approximately one atmosphere (about 14.7 psi or 101.3 kPa) for every 10 meters of water depth. Given that continental shelves typically range from 0 to 200 meters in depth, the pressure at the seafloor can vary from about 1 to 20 atmospheres. However, the specific pressure at any point on the continental shelf depends on its exact depth and local environmental conditions.
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How a continental shelf forms?
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The portion of land that extends into the ocean is called the continental?
shelf
List three differences between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain?
The continental shelf is an extension of the cotton, only beneath water. The continental slope begins beyond the shelf and slopes downward.
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
What are Facts about the 3 zones?
Starts at the continental shelf, and continues down the continental slope to the abyssal plain,the pressure increases as you go downthe organisms decrease as the pressure increases
What are facts about the benthic zone?
Starts at the continental shelf, and continues down the continental slope to the abyssal plain,the pressure increases as you go downthe organisms decrease as the pressure increases
Which letter represents the area that would be under greatest pressure?
which of the following abyssal plain, continental slope and continental shelf has the area that would be under the greatest amount of pressure?
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.
