Cascadia Subduction Zone Activity
Map Source:
U.S. Geological Survey
Purpose of activity
- Determining seafloor spreading rates using seafloor paleomagnetic anomaly map
- Which side of the Pacific has the oldest crust and why?
Summary of activity
- How old is the crust along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and East Pacific Rise?
- Which side of the Pacific has the oldest crust and why?
Materials
- How old is the crust along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and East Pacific Rise?
- Which side of the Pacific has the oldest crust and why?
Prerequisites
- How old is the crust along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and East Pacific Rise?
- Which side of the Pacific has the oldest crust and why?