Researchers find an interesting geological formation on the ocean floor. How can they tell whether plates are colliding or moving apart due to spreading seafloor in this region?

A. If the seafloor has relatively little sediment and is young, then it is spreading there.
B. If the seafloor has evidence of wrinkling, then the seafloor must be spreading.
C. If the seafloor has relatively little sediment and is young, then plates are colliding there.
D. If the seafloor has many volcanoes, then it must be spreading and the plates are not converging.

Question

Researchers find an interesting geological formation on the ocean floor. How can they tell whether plates are colliding or moving apart due to spreading seafloor in this region?

A. If the seafloor has relatively little sediment and is young, then it is spreading there.
B. If the seafloor has evidence of wrinkling, then the seafloor must be spreading.
C. If the seafloor has relatively little sediment and is young, then plates are colliding there.
D. If the seafloor has many volcanoes, then it must be spreading and the plates are not converging.

bayleejadee · Answer

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royalranger · Answer

How are mountains and volcanoes created?

bayleejadee · Answer

The movement of tectonic plates?

royalranger · Answer

Exactly, so the plates must be coming together in order for there to be mountains. Volcanoes are formed by magma that keeps on erupting from the earths mantle

bayleejadee · Answer

So, then it's not D and I don't think it's B but i'm not rue between A or C

bayleejadee · Answer

Would it be C?

royalranger · Answer

I would say that of they are colliding, there would be a lot of sediment. But then again it has been a while since i have been introduced to this material. Sorry i couldnt help much

bayleejadee · Answer

It's okay, thanks anyways!

royalranger · Answer

No problem.