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Earthquake Triangulation Activity

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Purpose of activity

  1. Determining seafloor spreading rates using seafloor paleomagnetic anomaly map
  2. Which side of the Pacific has the oldest crust and why?

Summary of activity

  1. How old is the crust along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and East Pacific Rise?
  2. Which side of the Pacific has the oldest crust and why?

Materials

  1. How old is the crust along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and East Pacific Rise?
  2. Which side of the Pacific has the oldest crust and why?

Prerequisites

  1. How old is the crust along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and East Pacific Rise?
  2. Which side of the Pacific has the oldest crust and why?
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