Multiple Choice
A geologist aboard a deep-sea research vessel has collected several drill cores of oceanic crust from the bottom of the ocean.The cores are collected in order from east to west along the bottom of the basin and are labeled A1,B1,C1,and D1,respectively.Core A1 has 2.88 meters (m) of clay and siliceous ooze covering 4.86 m of pillow basalt.Core B1 has 2.37 m of muddy,clayey ooze covering 3.57 m of basalt.Core C1 has 2.11 m of clay and siliceous ooze followed by 3.2 m of basalt.Core D1 has 1.87 m of siliceous ooze over 2.54 m of basalt.Which core is closest to the mid-ocean ridge?
A) A1
B) B1
C) C1
D) D1
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q23: At transform plate boundaries,<br>A) earthquakes are common
Q26: Younger oceanic crust will have _ ocean
Q27: The image below shows a view of
Q28: Plate tectonics theory is often referred to
Q30: The rate of seafloor spreading exactly matches
Q31: Which of the following was NOT used
Q32: Under the theory of plate tectonics,the plates
Q32: The rate of motion of a lithospheric
Q33: What would happen if the rate of
Q34: The discovery of seafloor spreading finally provided