APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
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ISBN: 9781533902405
Author: Tarbuck
Publisher: Hayden-McNeil Publishing
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Chapter 3.7C, Problem 2A

Divide the distance in centimeters separating the continents obtained in Question 1 by the rate of seafloor spreading for the North Atlantic basin that you calculated in Question 1 in ACTIVITY 3.7B. Your answer is the approximate age, in years, of the North Atlantic basin at that location.

Distance/Rate of seafloor spreading = _____ _ _

Age of the North Atlantic basin: _______yr

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APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH

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