Discuss the use of magnetic anomalies in the Atlantic Ocean to understand the separation of the supercontinent

Pangaea and the formation of the present continents. How can we determine the rate of plate movement in the Atlantic
Ocean? What will be an ideal response?


The student should discuss how scientists can use magnetic anomalies to recreate plate
movement in the Atlantic Ocean. Rate of plate movement can be determined using
radiometric age dates of magnetic anomalies and their distance from the mid-Atlantic Ridge.

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