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How are contour lines shown for a gentle slope?
Contours for a gentle slope are spaced equally and far apart, the closer the contour lines the steeper the slope.
What is a gentle slope?
When the contour lines are farther apart, this means that the slopes between them are gentle. On the other side, if the contour interval is smaller, the slope will be steep.
How can one tell if a slope is steep or gentle?
looking at it
The slope is gentle in what kind of front?
Type your answer here.warm..
Where does the continental slope begin?
At the shoreline
Does the continental slope has a gentle slant?
Comparatively it has.
What is the underwater edge of a continent called?
The tip of the continental shelf (which has a gentle slope) where if you go any farther, the continental slope forms, which has a very steep slope.
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.
How are contour lines shown for a gentle slope?
Contours for a gentle slope are spaced equally and far apart, the closer the contour lines the steeper the slope.
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
