Where is the youngest seafloor located in the Atlantic Ocean?
Seafloor Spreading Review

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6th Grade
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Men Herzen Lazana
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1.
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Near the mid ocean ridge
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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How do scientists figure out the age of the seafloor?
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They take drill ships to many locations in the oceans and collect, then date, rock samples.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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True or False: The Mid-Atlantic ridge in the Atlantic ocean is the ONLY example of a divergent boundary (<---->)
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False
4.
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True or False: The continents on the eastern (the Americas) and western (Europe, Africa) side of the Atlantic Ocean are moving closer together.
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False
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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True or False: The Pacific Ocean is shrinking
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True
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is FALSE about the age pattern on the seafloor in the Atlantic Ocean? Options: The pattern is symmetrical on each side of the Mid-Atlantic ridge (plate tectonic boundary), The oldest seafloor can be found towards the edges of the ocean, near the eastern and western continents, The youngest sea floor can be found towards the edges of the ocean, near the eastern and western continents, Seafloor near the Mid-Atlantic ridge (plate tectonic boundary) can be up to 10 million years old
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The youngest sea floor can be found towards the edges of the ocean, near the eastern and western continents
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What two words are BEST used to describe how the seafloor spreads?
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Magma and convection
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