Continental Slope And Rise. This zone is called the continental rise (between the continental slope and abyssal plains ). Continental rise, a major depositional regime in oceans made up of thick sequences of continental material that accumulate between the continental slope and the abyssal plain.continental rises form as a result of three sedimentary processes:
The continental rise is an underwater feature found between the continental slope and the abyssal plain. The expression “continental rise” was first used by bruce heezen and maurice ewing in their account of the effects of the 1929 grand banks earthquake. Continental rise, a major depositional regime in oceans made up of thick sequences of continental material that accumulate between the continental slope and the abyssal plain.continental rises form as a result of three sedimentary processes:
