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Boundary
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What was used to discover the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
Sonar
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Do earthquakes occur frequently here? Yes or No?
Yes
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What type of boundary is this located on?
Divergent Boundary
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What ocean did the Mid Atlantic Ridge form at?
The Atlantic Ocean
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How long does the Mid Atlantic ridge Span? (Miles)
10,000 Miles Long
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What percent of the Mid Atlantic Ridge has been explored?
1-5%
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What is happening while the ridge is spreading?
It is creating new seafloor.
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What country does the Mid Atlantic Ridge run through?
Iceland
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Which boundary formed the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
Divergent Boundary
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What about the Mid Atlantic Ridge, is comparable to how fast your finger nail grows?
How much it spreads each year.
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What decade did scientists discover the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
Early 1950's.
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How far is the Mid Atlantic Ridge spreading each year?
2 to 5 centimeters per year.
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How many plates are involved in the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
4
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How did the Mid Atlantic Ridge form?
Separation of plates, also known as seafloor spreading.
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What decade did they fully map out the Mid Atlantic Ridge
1950's
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How deep is the deepest part of the Mid Atlantic Ridge in feet?
25,453 feet
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Is their active volcanoes at the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
Yes, their is many.
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Which plates where involved in the North Atlantic part of the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
North American, and Eurasian Plate
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How long ago did the Mid Atlantic Ridge form?
200 Million Years ago.
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The Mid Atlantic Ridge is how much bigger than the largest continental mountain range?
About 20 times bigger.
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Why do geologists study the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
Because it is a premier, active example of a divergent plate boundary
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What hydrothermal activity happens at the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
New Hydrothermal vent fields, (Black Smokers) are being discovered, they are being driven by exothermic reactions.
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Which plates where involved in the South Atlantic part of the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
South American Plate, and African Plate
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Where did the Mid Atlantic Ridge Start forming at?
Central Atlantic Ocean
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The Mid Atlantic Ridge was part of a 40,000 kilometer long underwater mountian range, that ran through every ocean, called what?
Global Mid Ocean Ridge System.