DE_LE_3.3.2-3

​DE_LE_3.3.2_What Evidence Supports the Theory of Plate Tectonics?

By NickBeth Meyer

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Earth's crust first solidified ~3.85 bya. All rock on earth should be ~3.85 billion years old. Why is the age of oceanic crust only 200 million years old?

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What explains this symmetrical age pattern found on either side of mid-ocean ridges of oceanic crust?

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What explains the symmetrical magnetic reversal patterns found on either side of mid-ocean ridges of oceanic crust?

DE_LE_3.3.3_What Are the Processes Thought to Drive the Motion of Tectonic Plates?