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According to the theory of plate tectonics, no. The theory of plate tectonics basically states that all the continents and oceans rest on massive pieces of the Earth's crust called "plates". These plates sort of float on the mantle beneath them. Thus, plates are able to move. Sometimes, one plate can get pulled underneath another one, in a process known as subduction. Because plates are constantly moving, the continents and oceans that rest above them move also. This is why the Pacific Ocean is gradually getting smaller, the Atlantic gradually growing, etc.
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What does ocean border?
The oceans border land masses.
Does the lithosphere contains both land masses and the oceans?
true
What effect do oceans have on the temperatures of nearby land areas?
Oceans cause the land masses near by to have more moderate temperatures. (Cooler summers and warmer winters.)
What is divided by all of the continents?
The world ocean, which is divided into separate oceans and seas by the land masses.
What is the study ofgeography?
It is the study of the Earth, its land masses, oceans, rivers, lakes, and national boundaries.
What is the extension of the land masses into the oceans which creates a narrow belt of shallow water called?
A strait.
What is the process by which water circulates from the ocean to the land masses known as?
This process is known as the water cycle. It involves evaporation of water from the oceans, condensation into clouds, precipitation onto land masses, and then runoff back into the oceans through rivers and streams. This continuous cycle helps distribute water across different regions of the Earth.
How long have beaches been on earth?
Beaches have been around since there were oceans and Pangaea (land masses)
Why are there different oceans on Earth?
The Earth has different oceans because of the way the continents are arranged on the planet. The oceans are separated by land masses, creating distinct bodies of water such as the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic oceans.
What affects would a polar cap melting have on the sea?
oceans would rise submerging the land masses that we upon.
What divides the global oceans?
The global oceans are divided by continental land masses into the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern (Antarctic), and Arctic oceans. These divisions are based on the geography of the Earth's continents and the interconnectedness of the ocean basins.
How does water move to the land to the oceans?
Movement one place to anthor
