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No, in general the Atlantic basin is very young and the ocean is still getting wider each year. This means that the continents either side are moving in the same direction as the ocean floor so oceanic crust is not yet being forced down into the mantle at the basin margins.
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The large circular-moving current systems that are within an ocean basin are called?
'gyres' there are 5 main gyres; North Pacific, South Pacific, North Atlantic, South Atlantic and the Indian Ocean.
Trenches are the deepest parts of the ocean floor which of the earth's four oceans hs the deepest trenches?
The Pacific Ocean has the deepest trenches.
What causes so many earthquakes in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean?
Earthquakes are actually very rare in the Atlantic Ocean as the only subduction zones in the Atlantic basin are along the eastern edge of the Caribbean Plate and the eastern edge of the Scotia Plate. Since these subduction zones are small, they are not exceptionally active and that accounts for the low incidence of earthquakes. Hope this helps.
Does theory continental drift state that new ocean crust is formed at ocean ridges and destroyed at deep sea trenches?
No, the theory is that Seafloor spreading state that the new ocean crust is formed at ocean ridges and is destroyed at deep sea trenches.
What are some of the oceans around Africa?
there are only 2 oceans SURROUNDING Africa. They are the Indian ocean and the Atlantic ocean.
What ocean basin is the most trenches found?
Pacific. (it is the last option to bubble in)
How many trenches does the Atlantic ocean have?
there are three ocean trenches in the Atlantic Ocean
In which ocean basin are most trenches found?
the pacific ocean
Is the Atlantic ocean the deepest ocean on earth?
No, the Pacific Ocean has the deepest trenches.
What does deep-ocean basin consist of?
the deep ocean basin consist of the deepest part of the ocean . :)
Is the Atlantic ocean deeper than the Indian ocean?
Yes, the Pacific being the Ocean with the deepest trenches.
Whichislarger,theIndianOceanortheAtlanticOcean?
The Atlantic basin is the second largest basin, followed by the Indian Ocean basin
Where does the Amazon River flow into the ocean?
The Atlantic OceanThe Amazon river eventually empties into the Atlantic Ocean
Why the pacific ocean has so many trenches and Atlantic ocean does not?
more volcanic activity
Which basin contains many deep sea trenches?
the Pacific Ocean with a few in the Indian Ocean.
What are deep-ocean trenches?
Deep ocean trenches are deep slits in the middle of the ocean. The pressure inside these trenches is unbearable. long, curved valleys along the edges of the ocean basin
Are deep ocean trenches mostly located in the middle of ocean basin?
No, most ocean trenches (Japan, Mariana, Tonga, South Sandwich, Puerto Rico) are located along the margins of the oceans.
