Question

plate tectonics lab
plate tectonics, or the theory that the earths crust is broken into several large plates that are moving and interacting with each other, has been a well - established theory since the mid - 1960s. the study of plate tectonics is a huge field that has generated many different sets of data so lets examine these.
part 1 age and features of ocean floor

1. what are the oldest ages for the following ocean basins (use the figure above, the colors are the ages of the ocean floor)?

a. northern pacific: example (144 - 208 million years)
b. southern pacific:
the youngest age for rocks in the northern atlantic is
144 - 208 million years
66 - 84 million years
24 - 37 million years
37 - 58 million years
117 - 144 million years
58 - 66 million years
84 - 117 million years
0 - 2 million years
5 - 24 million years

Explanation:

Step1: Observe the map

Locate the Southern - Pacific and Northern - Atlantic regions on the provided map of ocean - basin ages.

Step2: Determine the age range for Southern Pacific

By observing the color - coding on the map for the Southern Pacific, we can see that the oldest part has a color corresponding to the 144 - 208 million years range.

Step3: Determine the youngest age for Northern Atlantic

By observing the color - coding on the map for the Northern Atlantic, the youngest rocks are in the red - colored areas which correspond to the 0 - 2 million years range.

Answer:

1. b. 144 - 208 million years

The youngest age for rocks in the Northern Atlantic is 0 - 2 million years.