the second part of the ocean floor, after the continental shelf, that dips steeply down
Steeply sloping portion of continental crust found between the continental shelf and continental rise
The declivity from the outer edge of the continental shelf or continental borderland into greater depths
The sloping sea bottom of the continental margin that begins at the shelf break and ends at the top of the continental rise
The descent from the continental shelf to the ocean bottom. Seaward border of a continental shelf. The world's combined continental slope is about 200,000 mi (300,000 km) long and descends at an average angle of about 4° from the edge of the continental shelf to the beginning of the ocean basins at depths of 330-10,500 ft (100-3,200 m). The slope is most gradual off stable coasts without major rivers and is steepest off coasts with young mountain ranges and narrow continental shelves. Slopes off mountainous coastlines and narrow shelves commonly have outcrops of rock. The dominant sediments of continental slopes are muds; there are smaller amounts of sediments of sand or gravel
Part of the continental margin; the ocean floor from the continental shelf to the continental rise or oceanic trench, usually to a depth of about 660 feet (200 meters)
The declivity from the offshore border of the continental shelf to oceanic depths It is characterized by a marked increase in slope
The edge of the continental shelf where it slopes down toward the deep ocean floor at an average angle of four degrees
Part of the continental margin; the ocean floor from the continental shelf to the continenetal rise or oceanic trench usually to a depth of about 200 meters The continental slope typically has a relatively steep grade, from 3 to 6 degrees