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Tailsfan101 wrote:
Pettywap wrote:Who wrote “History of Ocean Basins” in 1962?
Harry Hess
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1. The San Andreas fault borders which two plates?
2. How thick, on average, are oceanic and continental crust?
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Tailsfan101 wrote:1. The San Andreas fault borders which two plates?
2. How thick, on average, are oceanic and continental crust?
1. North American Plate and the Pacific Plate.
2. Continental: 25-70 km
Oceanic: 3-5 km
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pb5754[] wrote:
Tailsfan101 wrote:1. The San Andreas fault borders which two plates?
2. How thick, on average, are oceanic and continental crust?
1. North American Plate and the Pacific Plate.
2. Continental: 25-70 km
Oceanic: 3-5 km
Looks good to me! Your turn.
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Ok..

What type of fault is the San Andreas fault?
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UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:Ok..

What type of fault is the San Andreas fault?
Strike-slip fault
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Pettywap wrote:
UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:Ok..

What type of fault is the San Andreas fault?
Strike-slip fault
Yep, your turn (dextral strike-slip fault to be precise)
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What is the spreading rate of the Mid-Ocean Ridge in cm (roughly)?
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Pettywap wrote:What is the spreading rate of the Mid-Ocean Ridge in cm (roughly)?
I am assuming you mean the Mid-Atlantic Ridge... 2.5 cm/year
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pb5754[] wrote:
Pettywap wrote:What is the spreading rate of the Mid-Ocean Ridge in cm (roughly)?
I am assuming you mean the Mid-Atlantic Ridge... 2.5 cm/year
Rip yeah I mistyped and you're correct
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