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    This document contains information about seafloor spreading, including: 1) A table with data on mantle density, temperature, and spreading rate for three locations labeled with different C values. 2) A graph showing ocean depth profiles corresponding to the three C values from the table. 3) Short explanations of how changes in mantle density and temperature would affect the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) profile based on the data. Increased mantle density leads to a slightly higher and less steep MAR, while increased temperature leads to a deeper and steeper MAR profile. 4) An observation that the ocean depth profile reacts more strongly to increases in mantle temperature than density, as shown by the greater changes to the graph

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    This document contains information about seafloor spreading, including: 1) A table with data on mantle density, temperature, and spreading rate for three locations labeled with different C values. 2) A graph showing ocean depth profiles corresponding to the three C values from the table. 3) Short explanations of how changes in mantle density and temperature would affect the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) profile based on the data. Increased mantle density leads to a slightly higher and less steep MAR, while increased temperature leads to a deeper and steeper MAR profile. 4) An observation that the ocean depth profile reacts more strongly to increases in mantle temperature than density, as shown by the greater changes to the graph

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    Exercise 2: Seafloor Spreading B (20 Points)

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    This document contains information about seafloor spreading, including: 1) A table with data on mantle density, temperature, and spreading rate for three locations labeled with different C values. 2) A graph showing ocean depth profiles corresponding to the three C values from the table. 3) Short explanations of how changes in mantle density and temperature would affect the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) profile based on the data. Increased mantle density leads to a slightly higher and less steep MAR, while increased temperature leads to a deeper and steeper MAR profile. 4) An observation that the ocean depth profile reacts more strongly to increases in mantle temperature than density, as shown by the greater changes to the graph

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    Exercise 2: Seafloor Spreading B (20 points)

    Sea floor spreading


    0.0000
    -2500 -2000 -1500 -1000 -500 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500

    D* [km) 2.5 2.5 2.5 -1.0000


    C 0.1119 0.1016 0.1524
    u [km/Myr) 50 50 50
    -2.0000
    X [km] w [km] w [km) w [km]
    -2000 -4.7383 -4.5327 -5.5475

    Ocean Depth [km]


    C = 0.1119
    -1800 -4.6234 -4.4284 -5.3911 -3.0000
    -1600 -4.5020 -4.3181 -5.2257 C= 0.1016
    -1400 -4.3727 -4.2007 -5.0497 C = 0.1384
    -1200 -4.2337 -4.0745 -4.8606
    -4.0000
    -1000 -4.0827 -3.9374 -4.6549
    -800 -3.9156 -3.7856 -4.4274
    -600 -3.7259 -3.6134 -4.1692
    -5.0000
    -400 -3.5010 -3.4091 -3.8629
    -200 -3.2078 -3.1428 -3.4637
    0 -2.5000 -2.5000 -2.5000
    -6.0000
    200 -3.2078 -3.1428 -3.4637 X [km]
    400 -3.5010 -3.4091 -3.8629
    600 -3.7259 -3.6134 -4.1692
    800 -3.9156 -3.7856 -4.4274
    1000 -4.0827 -3.9374 -4.6549 b)
    1200 -4.2337 -4.0745 -4.8606 Correctly copying formula (2 pt)
    1400 -4.3727 -4.2007 -5.0497 Correct format table (2 pt)
    1600 -4.5020 -4.3181 -5.2257
    Correct format graph (4 pt):
    1800 -4.6234 -4.4284 -5.3911
    - legend 1 pt
    2000 -4.7383 -4.5327 -5.5475 - axis titles 1 pt
    - grid lines and delineation 1 pt

    ρm [g/cm3] 3.3 4.3 3.3


    Tm [K] 1580 1580 2050 c)
    ρo [g/cm3] 1 1 1 When mantle density increases, the MAR becomes slightly higher and slightly less steep (1 pt)
    To [K] 280 280 280 When mantle temperature increases, the MAR walls lie deeper and become steeper (1 pt)
    C 0.1119 0.1016 0.1524
    d)
    a)
    The ocean depth profile reacts stronger to an increase in mantle temperature. While we increase
    Correct formula including absolute references (5 pt)
    both mantle density and temperature by 30%, the graph shows a more significant change for the
    temperature change. (2 pt)
    Correct format of table incl subscripts (3 pt)

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