What is the spreading rate of the mid-ocean ridge

Reference no: EM133363784

Question: Oceanic crust 500 km away from a mid-ocean ridge is dated 10 million years old. What is the spreading rate of the mid-ocean ridge? The answer key says 10cm/year, but I calculated 5cm/year. Why is it 10?

Reference no: EM133363784

Questions Cloud

List the three types of deformation and brief definitions : List the three types of deformation and brief definitions List and briefly describe three types of stress that deform rocks

What do you suggest should be done to raise awareness : Do you think that the use of atrazine is a problem for the environment? Were you surprised when it was revealed that atrazine is attributed to causing breast

What aspects do they have in common : What aspects do they have in common? Take the perspective of an alien from outer space, arriving on Earth, and observing that science and religion are humanity

Describe the differences in insolation for the three dates : Describe the differences in insolation for the three dates. Describe the differences in K? for the three dates. Explain why the K? values are less than

What is the spreading rate of the mid-ocean ridge : Oceanic crust 500 km away from a mid-ocean ridge is dated 10 million years old. What is the spreading rate of the mid-ocean ridge?

Describe 3 examples of vegetative propagation, and, research : Describe 3 examples of vegetative propagation, and, research if any method can be applied to your plant selection for the lab experiment.

Which daisy would start growing better and cover more area : which daisy would start growing better and cover more area, the black or the white one? Would that cause the overall planet albedo to increase or decrease?

How does a tsunami originate : How does a tsunami originate? Why are tsunami ' barely noticeable over the open ocean but very dan- ' gerous near shore? Describe the geographical distribut

Formulate a code of ethics for online business selling bags : Online business selling bags and shoes made in Laguna. You employed one bookkeeper, one clerk, two utilitymen, and four (4) delivery personnel

User Account

All Pages