Question

identifying sections of the ocean flo
which part of the ocean floor is the shallowest and closest to land?
○ trench
○ abyssal plain
○ continental shelf
○ continental slope

Explanation:

• A trench is a deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, far from being the shallowest.
• An abyssal plain is a flat, deep part of the ocean floor, not close to land or shallow.
• A continental shelf is the submerged border of a continent, shallow and adjacent to land.
• A continental slope is steeper and deeper than the continental shelf.

Answer:

continental shelf