Multiple Choice
Where would you drill to recover samples of the oldest basalts of the oceanic crust, which are Jurassic in age?
A) crest of the East Pacific, mid-ocean ridge
B) oceanic side of the Aleutian trench
C) just offshore from the Hawaiian Islands
D) Mid-Atlantic Ridge under Iceland
Correct Answer:
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