What is a continental slope?
The continental slope is much steeper than the shelf, and is farther away from the shore. The slope is often cut with underwater canyons. Much of it is covered with a coat of soft ooze, where the shells of billions of tiny plants and animals that once lived in the surface waters, can be found.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
What is a continental slope?
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