The continental margins of the Pacific Ocean are narrower than those of the Atlantic and are not covered with thick layers of sediment.
Explanation:
The continental margin is a major zone of the ocean floor. It separates the thin oceanic crust from the thick continental crust. The continental margin consists of three features
Continental rise
Continental slope
Continental shelf
The continental margins of the Pacific Ocean are comparatively narrower than the margins of the Atlantic and are not covered with thick layers of sediment.
The sequence of events that can lead to magma becoming soil is C. crystallization followed by exposure and weathering. Under these circumstances it may happen that magma actually turns to soil - it cools off so much that it becomes the ground we walk upon.
