Question

Explain Difference between Abyssal plains and Continental Slope.

Answer 1

Continental rise is the gently sloping surface at the base of the continental slope. ... Abyssal plains is very level area of the deep-ocean floor, usually lying at the foot of the continental rise.

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Answer 2

Abyssal plains and Continental Slope:

• Abyssal plains are an underwater plain which on the deeper side of the ocean floor. It is usually seen at a "depth between 3000 meters".

• It happens due to the spreading of the seafloor and melting of lower ocean crust.

• The continental shelf is edge of continent that lies under the ocean.

• The continental slope bend is narrow. It formed due to organic and inorganic compound over many million years. It is deeply steeped into  ocean.