Question

Which ocean floor feature forms in the continental shelf and continental slope?

Question 5 options:

a)

rift valley


b)

mid-ocean ridge


c)

submarine canyon


d)

deep ocean trench

Answer 1

A submarine canyon is the ocean floor feature that forms in the continental shelf and continental slope, formed by erosion from rivers and turbidity currents.

c is correct

Step-by-step explanation:

The ocean floor feature that forms in the continental shelf and continental slope is the submarine canyon. A submarine canyon is a steep-sided valley cut into the sea floor of the continental slope, sometimes extending well onto the continental shelf. They are formed by the same processes that form canyons on land, including erosion from rivers and turbidity currents carrying sediments.

These canyons can often be extensions of river valleys that extend into the continental shelf and slope. Unlike rift valleys or mid-ocean ridges which form along plate boundaries, and deep ocean trenches that are associated with subduction zones, submarine canyons are features found on the continental margin.

Answer 2

Option C

Step-by-step explanation:

Submarine canyon are narrow steep-sided valleys that diversify into continental rises of the oceans and the continental slopes. It encompasses the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise. The material composition is ight and isostatically high-floating.

Hence, option C is correct