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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? 540 km and westward O 270 km and westward O 540 km and eastward 270 km and eastward

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? 540 km and westward O 270 km and westward O 540 km and eastward 270 km and eastward

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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
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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