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Tailsfan101 wrote:

Pettywap wrote:Who wrote “History of Ocean Basins” in 1962?

Harry Hess

correct! your turn

1. The San Andreas fault borders which two plates?
2. How thick, on average, are oceanic and continental crust?

Tailsfan101 wrote:1. The San Andreas fault borders which two plates?
2. How thick, on average, are oceanic and continental crust?

1. North American Plate and the Pacific Plate.
2. Continental: 25-70 km
Oceanic: 3-5 km

pb5754[] wrote:

Tailsfan101 wrote:1. The San Andreas fault borders which two plates?
2. How thick, on average, are oceanic and continental crust?

1. North American Plate and the Pacific Plate.
2. Continental: 25-70 km
Oceanic: 3-5 km

Looks good to me! Your turn.

Ok..

What type of fault is the San Andreas fault?

UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:Ok..

What type of fault is the San Andreas fault?

Strike-slip fault

Pettywap wrote:

UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:Ok..

What type of fault is the San Andreas fault?

Strike-slip fault

Yep, your turn (dextral strike-slip fault to be precise)

What is the spreading rate of the Mid-Ocean Ridge in cm (roughly)?

Pettywap wrote:What is the spreading rate of the Mid-Ocean Ridge in cm (roughly)?

I am assuming you mean the Mid-Atlantic Ridge... 2.5 cm/year

pb5754[] wrote:

Pettywap wrote:What is the spreading rate of the Mid-Ocean Ridge in cm (roughly)?

I am assuming you mean the Mid-Atlantic Ridge... 2.5 cm/year

Rip yeah I mistyped and you're correct