Describe the regions of the oceanic lithosphere, including the continental shelf, continental slope, and abyssal plain.

Continental shelf is gently sloping, its narrow along the active margins and wide along the Passive Margins. The Continental slope Extends from break to ocean basin, The steeps are 3 to 6 degrees, and has little to no deposition the Continental crust thins into oceanic crust. Abyssal plains are flat, along the earth's flattest and smoothest regions, covers 40% of the ocean floor, and can reach depths between 2,200 - 5,500m which is 7,200 and 18,00 ft ...