Mid-Atlantic Ridge Age of magnetic anomaly stripe (millions of years) 80 70 60- 50 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 1,500 1,000 -500 - 500 - 1,000 Distance from spreading center (km) Ridge axis crest -1,500 Age of magnetic anomaly stripe (millions of years) East Pacific Rise 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Red line axis of mid ocean ridge; black white negative anomaly - 3,000 - 2,500 - 2,000 1-1,500 - 1,000 -500 -500 -1,000 -1,500 - 2,000 - 2,500 Distance from spreading center (km) positive anomaly; What is the width of the South Atlantic Ocean (left) as given in the figure above? Give your answer in kilometers.

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Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Age of magnetic anomaly stripe (millions of years)
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
1,500
-1,000
-500
-500
-1,000
Distance from spreading center (km)
Ridge axis crest
1,500
Age of magnetic anomaly stripe
(millions of years)
East Pacific Rise
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
10-
20
30
40
50
60
70
Red line axis of mid ocean ridge; black
white negative anomaly
- 3,000
- 2,500
- 2,000
- 1,500
- 1,000
- 500
-500
-1,000
-1,500
- 2,000
- 2,500
Distance from spreading center (km)
positive anomaly;
What is the width of the South Atlantic Ocean (left) as given in the figure above? Give your answer in kilometers.
Transcribed Image Text:Mid-Atlantic Ridge Age of magnetic anomaly stripe (millions of years) 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 1,500 -1,000 -500 -500 -1,000 Distance from spreading center (km) Ridge axis crest 1,500 Age of magnetic anomaly stripe (millions of years) East Pacific Rise 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 10- 20 30 40 50 60 70 Red line axis of mid ocean ridge; black white negative anomaly - 3,000 - 2,500 - 2,000 - 1,500 - 1,000 - 500 -500 -1,000 -1,500 - 2,000 - 2,500 Distance from spreading center (km) positive anomaly; What is the width of the South Atlantic Ocean (left) as given in the figure above? Give your answer in kilometers.
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