Continental Slope
Continental slope explained in an easy to understand way:
Imagine you're at a swimming pool, and you're walking from the shallow end towards the deep end, where the bottom suddenly drops off steeply. This abrupt change in depth is like the continental slope, which marks the transition from the gradually descending continental shelf to the much deeper ocean floor. Just as you experience a sudden, steep decline in the pool, the ocean floor also undergoes a steep drop at the continental slope, indicating a shift from the shallow waters of the continental shelf to the deep abyssal plains of the ocean.
Practice Version
Continental Slope: A part of the ocean floor that dips steeply down from the continental shelf. Continental slope. The continental slope is the area where the ocean floor quickly drops in depth after the shallower continental shelf.