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19 February, 10:14

Assuming that the South Atlantic began forming 135 million years ago, and has been spreading steadily ever since, calculate the full seafloor spreading rate in cm/yr at the equator near Romanche Fracture zone (~3,500 km away from Africa).

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  1. 19 February, 11:24
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    The answer is 5.1852 cm/yr.

    Explanation:

    In order to calculate the full seafloor spreading rate in cm/yr, we have to first calculate the half-spreading rate which can be done by simply dividing the given distance (in cm) by time (yr); after calculating the half-spreading rate, we will double it and get the full seafloor spreading rate, thus:

    Distance = 3,500 km = 3,500 * 100,000 cm = 350,000,000 cm

    Time = 135,000,000 years

    The half-spreading rate = distance : time = 350,000,000 : 135,000,000 = 2.5926 cm/yr.

    Therefore, the full seafloor spreading rate = 2.5926 cm/yr * 2 = 5.1852 cm/yr.
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