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What did scientists observe in the ocean floor which indicates that the Pacific Ocean is becoming smaller?(1 point)
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subduction
subduction
spreading
spreading
plates floating on the mantle
plates floating on the mantle
continental drift
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subduction
Scientists observed deep-sea trenches and earthquakes/volcanism along subduction zones, showing oceanic crust is being forced under other plates and consumed, so the Pacific is getting smaller.
Scientists observed deep-sea trenches and earthquakes/volcanism along subduction zones, showing oceanic crust is being forced under other plates and consumed, so the Pacific is getting smaller.
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