Divide the distance in centimeters separating the continents obtained in Question 1 by the rate of seafloor spreading for the North Atlantic basin that you calculated in Question 1 in ACTIVITY 3.7B. Your answer is the approximate age, in years, of the North Atlantic basin at that location.
Distance/Rate of seafloor spreading
Age of the North Atlantic basin: _______yr
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