Mid Ocean Ridges Map

Mid Ocean Ridges Map. The alternating patterns of magnetic anomalies found on either side of the ridge provide evidence of periodic magnetic field reversals and help date the age of the. This activity consists of naming the continents, identifying mid-ocean ridges, and determining the age of the ocean floor

The alternating patterns of magnetic anomalies found on either side of the ridge provide evidence of periodic magnetic field reversals and help date the age of the. It shows the major ridges, such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, East Pacific Rise, and Indian Ridge: Exploration and Study.

There are more ridges whose names don't fit: The Galápagos Ridge runs from the East Pacific Rise to Cntral America, and the northern continuation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is called Reykjanes Ridge south of Iceland, Mohns Ridge. New ocean crust, shown in this map in red, forms along the divergent plate boundaries of the ridge system Bathymetric map showing a global view of the mid-ocean ridge (MOR)

. This map shows the overall configuration of the ridges and their names Mid-ocean ridges are divergent boundaries where convection currents in the mantle lift the ocean floor and produce a rift in the lithosphere that follows the crest of the ridge

. Once you have labeled each map correctly, you should be able to answer the series of questions that follow the exercise This image (at latitude 9° north) is of a small part of the East Pacific Rise.