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

Responses

continental drift
continental drift

spreading
spreading

subduction
subduction

plates floating on the mantle

1 answer

Scientists observed subduction in the ocean floor, which indicates that the Pacific Ocean is becoming smaller. Subduction occurs when one tectonic plate is forced under another, leading to a reduction in the area of the ocean floor.