Explanation:
A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water known as a shelf sea.
FEATURES
1. They are broad, gently sloping plains covered by relatively shallow water.
2. They are usually covered with a layer of sand, silts, and silty muds.
3. Their surfaces exhibit some relief, featuring small hills and ridges that alternate with shallow depressions and valley like troughs.
A continental slope is an area of steep slope extending just after the continental shelf upto a considerable depth from where a gentle sea plain takes its form.
FEATURES
1. It has a relatively flat terraces and (under certain conditions) basins perched on the slope.
2. Continental slopes show a complex balance between erosional and depositional processes.
3. the sediments slough off and forms a continental slope.
