The Pacific Ocean is gradually shrinking by 2-5 cm annually due to subduction, where tectonic plates collide and one plate slides beneath another, while the Atlantic Ocean simultaneously expands as plates move apart; this continuous plate movement causes continents to drift and may eventually form a new supercontinent called Pangaea Proxima, demonstrating that oceans are not permanent but undergo cycles of expansion and contraction over millions of years.
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Did you aware that the Pacific Ocean is slowly going away? Yes, the biggest ocean on Earth is getting smaller by 2 to 5 cm [music] every year. But how? Tectonic plates that move make up the surface of the Earth. The ring of fire is one of the most active areas on Earth, and it goes all the way around the Pacific. About 75% of the world's active volcanoes and [music] 80% of the world's earthquakes happen in this area. Why? Because plates [music] hit each other here. One plate goes under the other. This is termed subduction. The Pacific plate is slowly sliding beneath the plates next [music] to it right now. And when the Pacific gets smaller, the Atlantic Ocean is getting bigger because the plates there are moving apart. The continents are moving. And in hundreds of millions of years, a new superc continent might arise. Panga Proxima. The oceans will not last forever. They go. They get bigger and sometimes [music] they just go
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