Plates move away from each other by 3.5 cm per year at the mid-Atlantic ridge,for a net growth of 7 cm per year for the width of the Atlantic Ocean.How much wider is the Atlantic Ocean today compared to when Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492?
A) About 40 meters
B) About 400 meters
C) About 4 meters
D) About 4 kilometers (4000 meters)
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