The floor of the Atlantic Ocean is spreading slowly. It spreads at the rate of 1 to 10 centimeters per year. Why would it be useful for scientists to use a model in order to study the spreading of the Atlantic Ocean's floor?

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imqwerty · Answer

I think that it helps them study climate change

Vocaloid · Answer

A.
The process occurred in the past but is no longer occurring.
B.
The spreading of the ocean is too abstract a concept for people to visualize without a model.
C.
It would take several years to collect the data about the process first hand.
D.
The ocean is spreading on such a large scale that it cannot be measured with normal tools.

major hint: pay special attention to the first 2 sentences, and think about how that applies to using models instead of looking at the real thing