To determine the rate of plate motion,geologists date the magnetic anomalies on the seafloor and determine the distance from the ridge axis to that magnetic anomaly.Then they divide the age by the distance to determine the rate of movement.

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Geologists determine the rate of plate motion by dividing the distance by the age, not the other way around. The rate is calculated as distance divided by time (age).

To Determine the Rate of Plate Motion,geologists Date the Magnetic