Ocean Relief

Q. How do you define continental shelf?

1. Continental shelves are the flat surfaces seen after the continental slope.
2. Continental shelf is an extension of the land near the coast that is actually submerged under the ocean.
3. The line or a boundary that separates the water from the land is called continental shelf.
4. Continental shelves are submerged hills and mountains.

Q. Match the following statements with their corresponding terms.

1. Continental shelf
2. Continental slope
3. Abyssal plain
4. Shoreline

Q. Match the following statements with their corresponding terms.

1. Shoreline
2. Abyssal plain
3. Continental slope
4. Continental shelf