The Thickness of Oceanic Lithosphere Is

question 30

Multiple Choice

The thickness of oceanic lithosphere is

• A) nearly uniformly 100 km.
• B) greatest at the geographic poles and least near the equator.
• C) greatest near the mid-ocean ridges and thins out away from the ridges.
• D) least near the mid-ocean ridges and thickens away from the ridges.

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