The Nazca and Pacific Plates are spreading relatively fastat the rate of 14.2 cm (5.6 in) per

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The Nazca and Pacific Plates are spreading relatively fast—at the rate of 14.2 cm (5.6 in) per year. The East Pacific Rise is a midocean ridge system that divides these plates. If the central segment of the rise is 200 km wide, show that it is about 700,000 years old.

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Conceptual Integrated Science

ISBN: 9780321818508

2nd Edition

Authors: Paul G Hewitt, Suzanne A Lyons

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