Around Most of the Atlantic the Continental Slope Descends into an Oceanic

question 58

True/False

Around most of the Atlantic the continental slope descends into an oceanic trench but around the Pacific the continental slope merges with a more gently sloping continental rise.

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Touch

A sensation perceived through the skin when it comes into contact with an external object, providing information about texture, temperature, and pressure.

Sensory Adaptation

The process by which a sensory system becomes insensitive to a constant stimulus over time.

Sensory Receptors

Highly specialized cells in the sense organs that detect and respond to one type of sensory stimulus—light, sound, or odor, for example—and transduce (convert) the stimuli into neural impulses.

Stimulus

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