Are the continental margins surrounding the atlantic ocean primarily active or passive? how about the margins surrounding the pa
cific ocean? based on your response to the previous questions, is the atlantic ocean getting larger, shrinking or staying the same. what about the pacific?
<span>The margins surrounding the Atlantic ocean are passive, meaning they are not actively taking part in a continental rift or collision. Contrarily, the Pacific margin is active, as it occurs at a plate boundary. The Pacific Ocean is shrinking, while rifting in the middle of the Atlantic is causing it to grow.</span>
The population of Oregon which is given above may also be expressed in scientific notation as, 4 x 10^6 The magnitude of this number is the exponent of 10 in the scientific notation. Thus, the answer is letter "B. 6".
Solar radiation has a lower intensity in polar regions because the angle at which solar rays hit the Earth is not as direct as at the Equator. Another effect is that sunlight has to go through more atmosphere to reach the ground.
