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(Solved): Figure 1: Atlantic Ocean Shown is the mid-Atantic Ocean region of the globe. The seafloor is shown, ...
Figure 1: Atlantic Ocean Shown is the mid-Atantic Ocean region of the globe. The seafloor is shown, with dark blues representing deeper ocean water, and light bloe representing shallow ocean water. If you look closely, you can see a few orange dots reptesentang earthquakes Figure 1 Questions 1. Where is the active plate boundary located that separates the North American and Eurasian/African plates?
1. Where is the active plate boundary located that separates the North American and Eurasian/African plates? 2. Does your location of the active plate boundary support the idea that spreading has been relatively consistent (meaning is it symmetrical)? Explain your thinking. 3. Explain why you think the depth of the water shallows in this area. 4. Where would you expect that most earthquakes occur in the Atlantic Ocean?