Question

Match the following statements with their corresponding terms.

• A. Continental shelf
• B. Continental slope
• C. Abyssal plain
• D. Shoreline

Answer 1

Shoreline is the line separating the landmass from the ocean. The land further extends into the sea in the form of the continental shelf which slopes down abruptly to form the continental slope. It finally marges into the oceanic plain or Abyssal plain.