Question

The time at which two continents separated in the past is determined by? (2 Points)

a. The thickness of the sediment on top of the oceanic crust near the mid-ocean ridge

b. The age of the oceanic crust at the present-day mid-ocean ridge

c. The age of the oldest oceanic crust that is adjacent to the passive margins at the edges of the ocean basin

d. The average age of the oceanic crust between two passive margins

Answer 1

C. The age of the oldest oceanic crust that is adjacent ... basin

Step-by-step explanation:

Comparing the ages of the oceanic crust near a mid-ocean ridge shows that the crust is youngest right at the spreading center, and gets progressively older as you move away from the divergent boundary in either direction, aging approximately 1 million years for every 20-40 km from the ridge.

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