Why are abyssal plains more extensive on the floor of the Atlantic than on the floor of the Pacific?
What will be an ideal response?
The floor of the Atlantic has the most extensive abyssal plains because it has few trenches to act as traps for sediment carried down the continental slope. The Pacific Ocean, by contrast, is completely surrounded by subduction zones and trenches.
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A) circulatory and respiratory systems. B) circulatory and digestive systems. C) integumentary and muscular systems. D) eyes and nasal passages.
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A. predator control B. introduction of exotic species C. habitat management D. establishment of refuges
Compare convection inside Earth with convection in the atmosphere. How are they similar? How are they different?
What will be an ideal response?