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acc299

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Why are abyssal plains more extensive on the floor of the Atlantic than on the floor of the Pacific?
 
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The ________ cloud is confined to the middle height range.
 
  A) cirrus
  B) cirrostratus
  C) nimbostratus
  D) altostratus
  E) cumulonimbus


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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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