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Which part of the shallow ocean descends sharply away from the continental shelf?
abyssal plain
mid-ocean ridge
transitional zone
continental slope
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Continental slope.
It is the steeply descending region that drops away from the outer edge (shelf break) of the continental shelf down toward the deep ocean (eventually the abyssal plain).
It is the steeply descending region that drops away from the outer edge (shelf break) of the continental shelf down toward the deep ocean (eventually the abyssal plain).
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