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Fill in the graph using the data

Contour of Atlantic Ocean
-400
2000
1500
1000
500
0
-500
1000
1500
2000
€2500
3000
-3500
-4000
-4500
-5000
-5500
-6000
0
600
1600
Distance (km)
2600
4000km toward Cape May, NJ
3600
4600
5600
1500kmtoward Cape Roca, Portugal
Transcribed Image Text:Contour of Atlantic Ocean -400 2000 1500 1000 500 0 -500 1000 1500 2000 €2500 3000 -3500 -4000 -4500 -5000 -5500 -6000 0 600 1600 Distance (km) 2600 4000km toward Cape May, NJ 3600 4600 5600 1500kmtoward Cape Roca, Portugal
Comparative Seafloor Tectonics
Purpose: To compare the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in terms of Tectonics.
Background: You are going to construct two graphs- one for the Atlantic Ocean, and one for the Pacific. Then, you will answer the question
that follows.
Atlantic Ocean Data Table
Distance from Cape May, NJ
heading east across ocean (km)
0
161
201
523
765
1047
1449
1811
2093
2294
2375
2576
3059
3220
3462
3542
3582
3743
3945
3985
4065
4347
4508
5072
5313
5474
5514
5595
5635
Depth (m)
(+) 1000 1
-200
-1800
-3700
-4600
-5500
-5100
-5300
-5700
-5300
-3700
-2900
-4600
-3800
-3300
-2100
-1400 *2
-1300 *2
-1000 *2
(+) 398 3
-1800
-3700
-5100
-4900
-4200
-1800
-900
-200
(+) 1991 *4
Transcribed Image Text:Comparative Seafloor Tectonics Purpose: To compare the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in terms of Tectonics. Background: You are going to construct two graphs- one for the Atlantic Ocean, and one for the Pacific. Then, you will answer the question that follows. Atlantic Ocean Data Table Distance from Cape May, NJ heading east across ocean (km) 0 161 201 523 765 1047 1449 1811 2093 2294 2375 2576 3059 3220 3462 3542 3582 3743 3945 3985 4065 4347 4508 5072 5313 5474 5514 5595 5635 Depth (m) (+) 1000 1 -200 -1800 -3700 -4600 -5500 -5100 -5300 -5700 -5300 -3700 -2900 -4600 -3800 -3300 -2100 -1400 *2 -1300 *2 -1000 *2 (+) 398 3 -1800 -3700 -5100 -4900 -4200 -1800 -900 -200 (+) 1991 *4
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