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it will keep getting bigger and bigger
Izaiah Lubowitz
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∙ 7y agoThe Atlantic Ocean is growing because the South American plate and the African plate are moving away from each other, meaning that the space between them (the Atlantic ocean) is gradually increasing.
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∙ 14y agoThe Atlantic Ocean is expanding over time, while the Pacific ocean is shrinking.
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∙ 12y agoYes, the Atlantic ocean is growing because of the sea floor spreading under it, while the Pacific Ocean is shrinking because the sea floor is folding under itself and into the mantle
Anath Michel
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∙ 13y ago*The Atlantic Ocean is in fact increasing in size while the Pacific Ocean is slowly decreasing in size.
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∙ 13y agowell well well well well well
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∙ 13y agoit will keep getting bigger and bigger
Anath Michel
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How is the Atlantic Ocean growing but not getting bigger?
The Atlantic Ocean is growing so it has to be getting bigger.
Can the ocean shrink?
Yes, the Pacific Ocean is shrinking and the Atlantic Ocean is growing.
Which ocean is growing due to seafloor spreading?
The Atlantic Ocean is growing due to seafloor spreading. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge runs down the center of the Atlantic, where new oceanic crust is continuously formed as tectonic plates pull apart. This process contributes to the widening of the Atlantic Ocean.
How does the Mid Atlantic Ridge affect the Atlantic Ocean?
The tectonic plates are separating and growing more ocean floor (seafloor spreading).
What would affect a group of pine trees overlooking the Atlantic ocean from not growing?
What effect of pine trees near the edge of a rock cliffs overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
Is ocean getting bigger?
The Atlantic Ocean is growing by centimeters each year. Each year, the "Atlantic Rift" opens up a little wider, separating Europe from North America. This is why there are so many earthquakes in Japan and California, in the "Ring of Fire" - the Pacific is being squashed!
What is happening to the size of the south Atlantic ocean?
the Atlantic is growing in size because the tectonic plates are divergent, meaning they are separating.
Which ocean borders Maine?
The state of Maine is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean
What ocean did the colonist have to cross from England to America?
The Atlantic ocean
What is the ocean to the east of Massachusetts?
the ocean that massachusetts borders is the atlantic ocean.
Which ocean is closest to Virginia?
Atlantic Ocean
What ocean borders GA?
Atlantic Ocean borders Georgia
