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What is the approximate average width of the continental shelf?
Think of the area near continental coastlines where the ocean is shallow.
What type of sediments cover deep sea plains?
Consider what happens to particles that settle in still water.
What is the average depth of oceanic deeps?
Think of the deepest parts compared to average ocean depths.
True or False? The continental slope is flat and does not support marine life.
Consider the context of where life thrives in the ocean.
Evaluate how the features of the ocean floor might influence human activities such as fishing and underwater exploration.
Think about what features would be more accessible and why.
Compare the environmental conditions of the continental slope and the deep sea plains, focusing on temperature and pressure.
Consider how depth affects both temperature and pressure.
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