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What childlike Name is given to significant weather activity linked to sea temperature in pacific ocean?
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How are El Nino sea surface temperature and weather conditions different from normal conditions?
"Trade winds diminish in the Central and Western Pacific. The thermocline is depressed in the east and elevated in the west. Sea surface temperatures stay high when usually, the temperature drops in the Eastern Pacific. (The thermocline is a drop in sea temperature.)" NOAA Research; El Nino Activity Key
What is the pacific circle?
an area of volcanic activity
What is the zone of seismic and volcanic activity that encircles the Pacific Ocean?
It is called the "Pacific Ring of Fire".
What is the belt of volcanic and seismic activity that borders most of the Pacific Rim?
pacific ring of fire
Which is an important economic activity in the Pacific Islands?
tourism
Does the circum-pacific belt have the most active vocanic activity?
80% of the volcanic activity takes place in the Circum Pacific Belt region which is also known as the 'Ring of Fire'.
Does the Pacific Ocean have volcanic activity?
Yes, there is volcanic activity in the Pacific Ocean. Most of it occurs near the edges of the Pacific, in a region called the Ring of Fire. These volcanoes are responsible for the formation of Indonesia, Japan, and the Aleutians Islands, to name a few. There are also volcanoes closer to the middle of the Pacific plate, which formed islands such as those of the South Pacific and Hawaii.
What is the name given to notorious area around the pacific plate associated with considerable tectonic activity?
The Pacific Plate's Ring of Fire, an active volcano, is the source of considerable tectonic activity.
How are El Nino sea surface temperatures and weather conditions different from normal conditions?
"Trade winds diminish in the Central and Western Pacific. The thermocline is depressed in the east and elevated in the west. Sea surface temperatures stay high when usually, the temperature drops in the Eastern Pacific. (The thermocline is a drop in sea temperature.)" NOAA Research; El Nino Activity Key
What are the most significant volcanoes?
the ring of fire in the Pacific ocean
Average temperature in the pacific ocean?
65
What is the pacific ocean's temperature range?
65
