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Atlantic
________ is the second largest, and the smallest is the Arctic.
Earth
________ is created based on density.
massive tsunami
The pressure creates a(n) ________, and the drastic change of slope forces the water to be pressurized.
Subduction zones
________: The region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, between continental and oceanic plates.
Density
________: how much something weighs in a particular area.
Pacific Ocean
The ________ has converging plates, the Atlantic Ocean has diverging.
Oceans
________ are the main source of saltwater.
N. Hemisphere
60%
S. Hemisphere
81%
Density
how much something weighs in a particular area
Subduction zones
The region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, between continental and oceanic plates
Earth is created based on…
Density
Oceanic Crust characteristics:
Younger, thinner, but extremely heavy
Continental Crust characteristics:
Older, thicker, but lighter
Divergent Plate characteristics:
Moves away from each other, forms mid-ocean ridge
Convergent Plates:
2 oceanic crusts that form a subduction zone/a deep sea trench
Pacific Ocean has what kinds of plates?
Converging
Atlantic Ocean has what kinds of plates?
Diverging
Name the five different oceans.
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
What is the newest, relatively identified ocean?
Southern Ocean
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