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The Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic Oceans lack subduction zones. What can you say about how these ocean basins are changing over time?Question 4Select one:they are expanding in sizethey are sinking in elevationthey are shrinking in sizethey are rising in elevation

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The Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic Oceans lack subduction zones. What can you say about how these ocean basins are changing over time?Question 4Select one:they are expanding in sizethey are sinking in elevationthey are shrinking in sizethey are rising in elevation

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The Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic Oceans are expanding in size. This is because subduction zones are areas where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle as the plates converge. This process can lead to the shrinking of ocean basins. However, in the absence of subduction zones, there is no mechanism to shrink these ocean basins, so they are expanding.

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