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What occurs after the continental shelf?

AA. An upward incline

BB. A rapid descent called the continental slope

CC. The abyssal plain

DD. The littoral zone

Answer:

B. B. A rapid descent called the continental slope

Read Explanation:

  • The continental slope after some distance forming the continental rise which may be geologically active.

  • Continental rise has canyons and trenches which are subject to underwater eruptions and avalanches. The region of the continental slope and rise together comprise the bathyal zone.

  • The bathyal zone which is 200 metres deep descends rapidly to a depth of 3,000 or 4,000 m.

  • From this the bottom drops for further several thousand metres and levels, off around 6,000 m to form the broad flat abyssal plains where temperature is never above 4°C.

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