Question
What did scientists observe in the ocean floor which indicates that the Pacific Ocean is becoming smaller
A. continual drift
B. plates floating on the mantle
C. subduction
D. spreading
A. continual drift
B. plates floating on the mantle
C. subduction
D. spreading
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is **C. subduction**.
Scientists observed subduction zones in the Pacific Ocean where one tectonic plate is being pushed under another, indicating that the ocean is becoming smaller as the plates converge and the ocean floor is destroyed.
Scientists observed subduction zones in the Pacific Ocean where one tectonic plate is being pushed under another, indicating that the ocean is becoming smaller as the plates converge and the ocean floor is destroyed.