The atlantic ocean is getting wider every year, pushing the americas away from europe and africa. Add an answer or comment.
The Pacific Ocean Is Growing Larger. We may finally know why. This answer has been confirmed as correct and helpful.
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Log in for more information. Log in for more information. The atlantic ocean is growing due to sea floor spreading; You can clearly see that the north american plate is moving westward and eurasian and australian plates are moving eastward, squeezing the pacific plate between them.
Scientists estimate that the atlantic ocean is actually growing wider by several centimeters every year. The oceans are not as equal as you might think. The reason why the pacific ocean is shrinking is because, a, it doesn't expand at the same rate, and, b. The atlantic ocean is growing due to sea floor spreading;
Satellite data has recorded the annual motion of the continents and growth of mountains.
Scientists estimate that the atlantic ocean is actually growing wider by several centimeters every year. The pacific ocean growing larger. The reason why the pacific ocean is shrinking is because, a, it doesn't expand at the same rate, and, b. Scientists at the university of auckland found atolls in the pacific nations of marshall islands and kiribati, as well as the maldives archipelago in the indian ocean, have grown up to 8 per cent.
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You can clearly see that the north american plate is moving westward and eurasian and australian plates are moving eastward, squeezing the pacific plate between them. Satellite data has recorded the annual motion of the continents and growth of mountains. This answer has been confirmed as correct and helpful. Add an answer or comment.
Slowly growing at a rate of about an inch per year, the distance between the two.
We may finally know why. The pacific ocean is not growing larger. Currently, the atlantic ocean is growing larger in the pacific ocean is shrinking in size. Since there are very few subduction zones in the atlantic, indian and arctic oceans, these basins are expanding due to seafloor spreading.
This answer has been confirmed as correct and helpful. Atlantic ocean is getting bigger pacific smaller. Currently, the atlantic ocean is growing larger in the pacific ocean is shrinking in size. The atlantic ocean is steadily growing wider, and our conventional understanding of plate tectonics can’t quite explain why.
