Figure 2 shows an ocean basin that contains a divergent plate boundary. The ages of rocks (basalts) on the ocean floor are given in millions of years (each shade of grey represents a different age.) A. How old is this ocean? B. What is the age of the rocks (sea floor) at Point A? C. What is the age of the rocks (sea floor) at Point B?
Figure 2 shows an ocean basin that contains a divergent plate boundary. The ages of rocks (basalts) on the ocean floor are given in millions of years (each shade of grey represents a different age.) A. How old is this ocean? B. What is the age of the rocks (sea floor) at Point A? C. What is the age of the rocks (sea floor) at Point B?
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Transcribed Image Text:Exercise 2
Figure 2 shows an ocean basin that contains a divergent plate boundary. The ages of rocks (basalts) on the
ocean floor are given in millions of years (each shade of grey represents a different age.)
A. How old is this ocean?
B. What is the age of the rocks (sea floor) at Point A?
C. What is the age of the rocks (sea floor) at Point B?

Transcribed Image Text:Figure 2.
Connolly, Goodricl
continent 1
+
plate 1
Divergent Plate Boundary
200 180 160 120 80 40
ocean floor (basalt)
plate 1
A
H
0
continent 2
scale (km)
+
2000
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