Multiple Choice
The key to Harry Hess's initial understanding of the young age of the seafloor lay is in the measurement of
A) the rate of sediment deposition in the deep sea.
B) high rates of heat flow.
C) seismic waves from earthquakes.
D) the average thickness of sediment on the seafloor.
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