Which of the Following Locations Would Form a Hydrothermal Rock

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which of the following locations would form a hydrothermal rock?

• A)location 1
• B)location 2
• C)location 3
• D)location 4
• E)locations 2 and 3

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Definitions:

Seafloor Spreading

The process where new ocean floor is created at mid-ocean ridges and moves away caused by the divergence of tectonic plates.

Active Site

The region on an enzyme where substrate molecules bind and undergo a chemical reaction, crucial for the enzyme's biological function.

Oldest Seafloor

The parts of the oceanic crust that are the most aged, often farthest from mid-ocean ridges where new crust is formed.

Oceanic Trench

Deep, narrow depressions in the ocean floor, formed by the subduction of one tectonic plate beneath another.