What is the distance from the Detroit Seamount to the Koko Seamount, in kilometers? What is the difference between their ages? What has been the rate of movement of this region of the Pacific plate, in centimeters per year, over this time frame?

What will be an ideal response?


1800 km. 32.9 my. Rate is 5.4 cm/yr.

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A) overland flow. B) surface runoff. C) base flow. D) saturated flow.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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