Question

Which of these is NOT a division of the Ocean Floors?

• A. \( \text{The Deep-Sea Plain} \)
• B. \( \text{The Continental Deeps} \)
• C. \( \text{The Continental Shelf} \)
• D. \( \text{The Continental Slope} \)

Hint:

Remember the basic bathymetric zones: shelf, slope, and deep ocean plains.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The major divisions of the ocean floors are generally considered to be: \begin{itemize} \item The Continental Shelf: A gently sloping, submerged extension of a continent. \item The Continental Slope: A steeper incline extending from the continental shelf down to the deep ocean floor. \item The Deep-Sea Plain (Abyssal Plain): A flat or gently sloping area of the deep ocean floor. \end{itemize} "The Continental Deeps" is not a standard or widely recognized major division of the ocean floors. Oceanic trenches are deep, narrow depressions, but "Continental Deeps" is not the common term.