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Look at the above image and answer the following questions (hint: Ma means Mega-annum, or millions of years)   Where is the oldest oceanic crust in the Atlantic? __________________________________        2. Where is the youngest oceanic crust in the Atlantic? _______________________________       3. Explain why this variation in the age of the oceanic crust exists across the Atlantic Ocean.

Look at the above image and answer the following questions (hint: Ma means Mega-annum, or millions of years)   Where is the oldest oceanic crust in the Atlantic? __________________________________        2. Where is the youngest oceanic crust in the Atlantic? _______________________________       3. Explain why this variation in the age of the oceanic crust exists across the Atlantic Ocean.

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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  • Look at the above image and answer the following questions (hint: Ma means Mega-annum, or millions of years)

 

  1. Where is the oldest oceanic crust in the Atlantic? __________________________________

 

     2. Where is the youngest oceanic crust in the Atlantic? _______________________________

 

    3. Explain why this variation in the age of the oceanic crust exists across the Atlantic Ocean.

 

 

 

 

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Transcribed Image Text:Relative motions EU 10 10 NA MAR AF 60'N Mantle-reference motions EU EU 36, 26 16 MAR 40°N NA NA MAR AF AF 20°N MAR Oceanic Crust Age Ма SA 60 120 180 80°W 60°W 40°W 20°W
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There are mainly 3 types of tectonic plate boundaries:

Convergent Boundary: When two tectonic plates move toward each other, the boundary is known as the convergent boundary. 

Divergent Boundary: When two tectonic plates move away from each other, the boundary is known as the divergent boundary. 

Transform Boundary: In this type of boundary, tectonic plates just move past each other. 

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