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Question

https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/image/crustalimages.html. Use this link to answer your questions 4) In the Pacific Ocean, where is the youngest oceanic crust located? 5) In general terms, describe the distribution of youngest and oldest crust in the Atlantic Ocean Basin. 6) Look the Pacific Ocean Basin and compare it to the Atlantic. Specifically look at the oldest / youngest oceanic crust patterns. Are these ocean basins alike or different; could they be both? Explain and be specific. 7) How does the information given on this map of the age of the oceanic crust support the Theory of Plate Tectonics? 8-9) By synthesizing the information from this map and your reading, can you draw a correlation between the different ocean floor topographic features and the age of crustal material (rock)? Explain your reasoning: 10) List several other “lines of evidence” that support the Plate Tectonics Theory?

Explanation / Answer

4. In the Pacific Ocean, the youngest oceanic crust is located along the East Pacific Rise

5.Genearlly youngest oceanic crust is located near the ridge and oldest oceanic crust is located far away from the ridge.