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Does the farther from a mid-ocean ridge a rock is a sample is taken the younger the rock is?
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Where do midocean ridges intersect the landmasses?
Midocean ridges are areas where continents broke apart. Midocean ridges are closest to the landmasses in younger oceans. One example where a midocean ridge intersected a landmass is the Arabian sea, which was formed by the pulling apart of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa.
What does the sediment the is closer to mid ocean ridge compare to sediment that is farther away?
The closer the sediment is to the mid-ocean ridge, the younger it is. The oldest bedrock is found the farthest away from it.
Is the Mid-Oceanic Ridge in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean?
One of the midocean ridges is, but others are in other oceans, seas, and bays.
What is the difference between a rift valley and a mid ocean ridge and what kinds of boundaries do they form at?
a rift valleyis a dip in the ocean floor a mid ocean ridge is a mountain chain formed on the ocean floor . Rift valley - divergent boundary MidOcean Ridge Convergent Boundary
What is a force that is causing the plates to move at a midocean ridge?
friction - convection currents in the mantle drag the plates away from the hot rising zone below the ridgegravity - gravity pulls down on the cold dense plate being subducted under the continent, dragging the plate away from the ridge
Where do midocean ridges intersect the landmasses?
Midocean ridges are areas where continents broke apart. Midocean ridges are closest to the landmasses in younger oceans. One example where a midocean ridge intersected a landmass is the Arabian sea, which was formed by the pulling apart of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa.
Is oceanic crust near the mid ocean ridge younger than oceanic crust farther away from the ridge?
haha i really dont know
Do Ocean sediments become younger or older away from midocean ridges?
Older, as it moves away from the mid-ocean ridge the sediment gets thicker and older
What are the rocks close to a mid ocean ridge younger than the ones that are farther away?
no
Oceanic crust near the mid ocean ridge is younger than oceanic crust farther away from the ridge?
hit the books!!
Is oceanic crust near the mid ocean ridge younger than oceanic crust farther from the ridge?
haha i really dont know
Is the distance from a mid ocean ridge that a rock sample is taken from the younger the rock is?
Actually, the rock taken the farthest away from the ridge is older.
What does the sediment the is closer to mid ocean ridge compare to sediment that is farther away?
The closer the sediment is to the mid-ocean ridge, the younger it is. The oldest bedrock is found the farthest away from it.
How the age of the rocks on the ocean floor support the theory of the seafloor spreading?
the ages of the rocks become increasingly older in samples obtained farther from the ridge and the younger had just come out the ridge.
How ages of the rocks on the ocean floor supports the theory of seafloor spreading?
the ages of the rocks become increasingly older in samples obtained farther from the ridge and the younger had just come out the ridge.
Summarize the evidence that supports wegner's hypothesis?
The evidence that supports Wegner's hypothesis is that in 1947 , a group of scientisits noticed two things about the Mid- Atlantic Ridge. The first thing that the scientists noticed was the sediment that covers the sea floor is thinner and younger closer to a ridge than it is farther from a ridge. Second, scientists learned that the ocean floor is very young. Radiometric dating shows that the sea floor closer to the mid-ocean ridge are younger, than the ones farther.
How do scientists explain older and younger rock placement on the ocean floor?
They measure how far away the rock is from the mid-ocean ridge. The farther, the older.
