Examine the Age of the Ocean Floor Interact-able globe:
Examine the Age of the Ocean Floor Interact-able globe:The East Pacific Rise is a mid ocean ridge separating the South American and Pacific plates. Compare the East Pacific Rise and the Mid Atlantic Ridge. What can you say about the rate of oceanic crust creation?Group of answer choicesThe Mid Atlantic Ridge is creating oceanic crust more slowly than the East Pacific RiseThe East Pacific Rise is creating oceanic crust more slowly than the Mid Atlantic RidgeImpossible to tellThe two mid ocean ridges are spreading at about the same rate.static/image/hrline/1.gif
The Mid Atlantic Ridge is creating oceanic crust more slowly than the East Pacific RiseThe Mid-Atlantic Ridge that separates the North American plate from the Eurasian plate spreads 2-5 centimeters and creates a new oceanic crest every year. On the other hand, the East Pacific Rise that separates the Pacific plate from the North American plate spreads and creates a new oceanic crest about 6-16 centimeters every year.
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