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The world's combined continental slope is about 200,000 mi (300,000 km) long and descends at an average angle of about 4° from the edge of the continental shelf to the beginning of the ocean basins at depths of 330 - 10,500 ft (100 - 3,200 m). The slope is most gradual off stable coasts without major rivers and is steepest off coasts with young mountain ranges and narrow continental shelves. Slopes off mountainous Coastlines and narrow shelves commonly have outcrops of rock. The dominant sediments of continental slopes are muds; there are smaller amounts of sediments of sand or gravel.
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Where does the continental slope begin?
At the shoreline
Does the continental slope drop downward and is considered a boundary line?
Yes, the continental slope drops downward to the edge of the continent at which point it plummets down for the depth of the continental plate. It depends upon whom you speak with, but a nation's boundary is generally considered 200 miles beyond that.
What is a another name for slope?
Glacis - a slope, especially one that is not very long or steep
What is a negative slope?
Negative Slope can be your speed, position, and/or acceleration, as long as you X increases but your Y decreases.
What is the slope of the line given by y equals 8.6x plus 67?
Well u the equation is in slope intercept form so as long as the coefficient in front of y is one then the coefficient in front of x is the slope in ur case the slope is 8.6
Location of continental slope?
continental slope
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.
Can you show me a picture of the continental slope?
Here is a pic of the continental slope.
What are the five sections ocean life?
Continental slope, Continental Rise, Continental Slope, Seamont, Trench
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.
This area is between the continental slope and ocean basin?
Between the continental slope and the ocean basin is the continental rise
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 the continental shelf.
A sharp drop from a continent to an ocean basin is called what?
continental slope
Which of the following is NOT a continental margin continental shelf continental slope?
continental trench
The continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise to form the?
continental margin
What is the difference between continental shelf and slope?
The continental shelf is a flattish area which extends from the shore out into the ocean and is made of continental crust. This ends in a slope (the continental slope) which descends to the abyssal plane, which is made of oceanic crust.
What is a steep slope that begins connected to the continental shelf and extends to the abyssal plain is called?
Continental slope
