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Which continent is Pacific Ocean located?
A "continent" is the land area; the Pacific Ocean isn't a land area. The Pacific Ocean separates the North and South America continents from Asia.
What is the edge of land that borders an ocean called?
coast, beach, seashore
What is the land area that contains two continents is called?
Europe and asia
What are the two continents in the largest land areas?
The two continents with the largest land areas are Asia and Africa.
Which feature best marks the edge of a continent?
The expanse of land known as a 'continental shelf' where seawater is shallow, before it drops off into the ocean.
How do you create land bridges?
A land bridge is created when the earth experiences an ice age. the oceans' water evaporates, but falls as hail or snow on land. The precipitation can't flow back into the ocean, which still evaporates. This continues until all the water is evaporated, leaving the ocean floor exposed. The ocean floor is the land bridge that connects continents. from a sixth grader
Why might continents with an ocean between them have sinilarities?
Because the continents were once one large piece of land. As one large piece of land, there were no continents. Sections broke away over time, likely aided by the fact that the ocean floor is constantly expanding each year. Look up Pangea and see image in Related Links.
How sea floor spreading provides a way for continents to move?
because if the sea-floor is moving it will probably will move a chunk of land that could be part of a continent the land at the bottom of the ocean is being spread across, and is taking space up. the continents are on tectonic plates, and need to go some where and move away.
How does sea-floor spreading provide a way for continents to move?
because if the sea-floor is moving it will probably will move a chunk of land that could be part of a continent the land at the bottom of the ocean is being spread across, and is taking space up. the continents are on tectonic plates, and need to go some where and move away.
What is the opposite of the ocean floor?
The ocean's surface
How is land different from ocean floor?
Because, the land is where the ground meets the sky ,and the ocean floor is where the ground meets the water.
How do mountains and valleys on the ocean floor compare to those on land?
They are the same because they both have water on some parts of the land and they both are a part of land on this earth. I hope this gave you a couple answers you are welcome. ~Alanna Lynn Harwick 4/18/13
What are large lithospheric pieces of land found on the edge of continents?
terranes
Are large lithospheric pieces of land found on the edge of continents?
Terranes
What large masses of land surrounded by ocean water?
continents
What are the large landmasses in the ocean called?
Large land areas are called continents.
Which of these are large masses of land surround by ocean water?
continent
