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you walk out into the ocean, you will see that the land covered by ocean water slopes very slowly away from the coastline. This gently sloping land close to the shore is known as the continental shelf. Further out from the shore, the drop of steepens as it descends to meet the deep ocean floor. This steeper portion of the sea floor is known as the continental slope. Together, the continental shelf and the continental slope are a part of the

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C) Continental Margin

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the continental shelf and continental slope are part of the continental margin.
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