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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.

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The Pacific is slowly shrinking because it is folding the sea floor in towards the center of the Earth this is called subduction. It is also shrinking because of plate tectonics.

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It caused from plate tectonic motion (The Continents). With shrinkage of Pacific Ocean the Atlantic Ocean expanded.

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Is the Pacific Ocean getting smaller?

yes because the Atlantic ocean is growing and pushing the Atlantic ocean aside


Which is smaller Atlantic Ocean or Pacific Ocean?

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Is the Arctic Ocean or the North Pacific Ocean larger?

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Is the Atlantic Ocean growing or shrinking?

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Which ocean is getting bigger and which one is getting smaller?

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Is the Pacific Ocean spreading?

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