What type of plate boundary appears to be most dominant around the entire Pacifi

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What type of plate boundary appears to be most dominant around the entire Pacific Ocean basin? (includes the Pacific Plate and the Nazca Plate! Estimate visually, based on length--zoom to see the Pacific Ocean Basin. Again, don't consider transform faults--they are secondary.) ?

Based on the answer you give to which type of boundary is dominant around the Pacific Ocean Basin, is this ocean basin most likely to be growing or shrinking?

What type of plate boundary is dominant in the Atlantic Ocean basin? (between North America and Europe, and continuing between South America and Africa)  ?

Again based on your answer to the question about the type of plate boundary present in the Atlantic Ocean Basin, is this ocean basin growing or shrinking?

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bismarck plate boundary appears to be most dominant around the entire Pacific Ocean basin.The San Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that extends roughly 810 miles (1,300 km) through California in the United States. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate, and its motion is right-lateral strike-slip (horizontal). The fault divides into three segments, each with different characteristics, and a different degree of earthquake risk. it seems to be shrinking.____________________________________________________________________________bransfield back arc type of plate boundary present in the Atlantic Ocean Basin and it is growing

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