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    A sloping area between the shoreline and the continental slope is referred to as a___________.

    1. Trenches    
    2. Continental shelf    
    3. Continental rise    
    4. Abyssal plain    

    hintHint:

    A sloping area between the shoreline and the continental slope is referred to as a continental shelf.

    The correct answer is: Continental shelf

      • The area or slope that separates the shoreline and the continental slope is called the continental shelf.
      • It lines under the ocean as an edge of the slope.
      • It extends till the continental break or shelf break.

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