Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134746241
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher: PEARSON
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At the East Pacific Rise in the Pacific Ocean, the Nazca plate is moving away from the ridge toward the South America Plate with a
spreading rate of about 13.5 cm/year. Suppose that the new basaltic floor forms today at the ridge. How far and in which
direction will it move in 4 million years from now?
O 540 km and westward
270 km and westward
540 km and eastward
270 km and eastward
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Transcribed Image Text:At the East Pacific Rise in the Pacific Ocean, the Nazca plate is moving away from the ridge toward the South America Plate with a spreading rate of about 13.5 cm/year. Suppose that the new basaltic floor forms today at the ridge. How far and in which direction will it move in 4 million years from now? O 540 km and westward 270 km and westward 540 km and eastward 270 km and eastward
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