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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
