Question

What did scientists observe in the ocean floor which indicates that the Pacific Ocean is becoming smaller?(1 point)
Responses

subduction
subduction

plates floating on the mantle
plates floating on the mantle

spreading
spreading

continental drift

Answer 1

The correct response is **subduction**. Scientists observe subduction zones at the ocean floor, where one tectonic plate is being forced under another, indicating that the Pacific Ocean is becoming smaller as it is being subducted.