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The Atlantic is getting bigger as the Eurasian and American plates move further away from each other.
The Pacific is getting smaller which can be seen most easily in San Francisco where the large amount of earthquakes are due to the pacific plate being pushed underneath the American plate.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe Atlantic Ocean is the site of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which is where the tectonic plates meet. These tectonic plates are moving away from each other at a rate of 5 centimeters per year. The result is the expansion of the ocean floor.
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∙ 12y agoYes the Atlantic Ocean is getting wider because it is getting wider by growing an inch every year. The continental drift provides this theory.
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∙ 12y agoThe pacific is getting smaller, as North and South America are moving very slowly toward the west due to the expansion of the mid Atlantic rift.
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∙ 14y agosmaller then bigger
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Can the ocean shrink?
Yes, the Pacific Ocean is shrinking and the Atlantic Ocean is growing.
Why is the Atlantic ocean growing?
it will keep getting bigger and bigger
How is the Atlantic Ocean growing but not getting bigger?
The Atlantic Ocean is growing so it has to be getting bigger.
Why might the Atlantic Ocean have appeared to shrink in the late 1930s?
The time between 1933 and 1934, the Atlantic Ocean experienced its highest temperature in history. This phenomenon caused the shrinking of the water of the Atlantic ocean.
The Pacific Ocean is shrinking while the Atlantic Ocean is expanding Which type of plate boundary must be involved in each location?
The Pacific Ocean is shrinking while the Atlantic Ocean is expanding. Which type of plate boundary must be involved in each location?
Is it farther to cross the eastern ocean or western ocean?
The answer would be the western ocean, assuming that you are in the north america. Eurasia, then it would be the eastern that is larger. It is further to cross the pacific then the atlantic, but the atlantic is growing and pacific is shrinking, so... give it several tens of millions of years and, that wont be the case anymore.
Is the Pacific Ocean getting smaller?
yes because the Atlantic ocean is growing and pushing the Atlantic ocean aside
Why is the pacific ocean slowly getting smaller?
The reason the Pacific Ocean is shrinking is because of the deep water trenches there, while the Atlantic ocean is getting bigger. In about 500 million years the Pacific will not be there and the Atlantic will be overflowing.
How would you explain the fact that the Pacific ocean is constantly shrinking and the Atlantic ocean is increasing in size?
shifting tectonic plates
Which ocean is growing due to seafloor spreading?
The Atlantic Ocean is growing due to seafloor spreading. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge runs down the center of the Atlantic, where new oceanic crust is continuously formed as tectonic plates pull apart. This process contributes to the widening of the Atlantic Ocean.
How does the ridge-rift in the pacific ocean differ from that in the Atlantic ocean?
Pacific ocean is shrinking due to plate tectonics while Atlantic is increasing in size. Looked up the same question just now for a final tomorrow.
How does the Mid Atlantic Ridge affect the Atlantic Ocean?
The tectonic plates are separating and growing more ocean floor (seafloor spreading).
