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Virty [35]
3 years ago
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assuming that the seafloor is spreading at a rate of 1.3cm/yr, calculate how long it took africa's west coast to move 2400 kn aw

ay from the mid atlantic ridge
Physics
1 answer:
Verdich [7]3 years ago
3 0

Answer: 184,615,384.6 years

Explanation:

This problem can be solve by the following equation:

V=\frac{d}{t} (1)

Where:

V=1.3 \frac{cm}{year} \frac{1 km}{100000 cm}=0.000013 \frac{km}{year} is the spreading rate of the seafloor, its velocity

d=2400 km is the distance the Africa's west coast moved at this rate

t is the time it took to the coast to move the descibed distance

Isolating t from (1):

t=\frac{d}{V} (2)

t=\frac{2400 km}{0.000013 \frac{km}{year}} (3)

Finally:

t=184,615,384.6 years This is the time it took to the Africa's west coastto  move away from the Mid atlantic ridge.

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