The Age of Oceanic Crust in the Pacific Is Asymmetric

question 86

Multiple Choice

The age of oceanic crust in the Pacific is asymmetric because

• A) much of the crust in the eastern Pacific has been subducted.
• B) spreading is faster on the east side of the ridge than on the west side.
• C) the eastern Pacific collided with the Americas to form mountain ranges.
• D) volcanism on the west side of the ridge has made the crust larger.
• E) all of these.

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