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If you could collect a sample of rock from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where would you look to find the youngest rocks?
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∙ 13y ago
You would be looking at the solidified magma closest to the fault between the ridges.
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Where are the youngest rocks in sea-floor spreading?
Closest to the ridge
Who is the youngest to climb aonach eagach ridge?
my son did it aged 8
What plates correspond to the midatlantic ridge?
it corresponds to the south american, african, north american, and eurasian plates
Where is the youngest rock usually found?
in the middle of the ocean ridge
Who discovered the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
Knowledge of undersea features such as the Midatlantic Ridge gradually grew during the 19th century as accurate hydrographic surveys were made across the world. The ridge is many thousands of miles long, so parts of it would have been discovered at different dates years apart.
What islands are in the middle of the Atlantic?
Iceland is a volcanic island on the midatlantic ridge, separating the North American Plate to the west from the European Plate to the east.
Where are the youngest rock on the ocean floor found?
Near the mid-Atlantic ridge.
Where are the youngest rocks in sea-floor spreading?
Closest to the ridge
Who is Lincoln buried with?
in oak ridge, with his wife and his three youngest sons
Where is the youngest rock in an ocean basin found?
flanks of the oceanic ridge.
Who is the youngest to climb aonach eagach ridge?
my son did it aged 8
What might you find at the mid ocean ridge?
at the mid-ocean ridge you can find the youngest oceanic plate and a divergent boundary.
What plates correspond to the midatlantic ridge?
it corresponds to the south american, african, north american, and eurasian plates
Where is the youngest rock usually found?
in the middle of the ocean ridge
What is the definition for a drilling sample?
their drilling samples
Where are the youngest rocks in the Atlantic ocean?
At the mid-atlantic ridge, where the ocean floor is spreading.
The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are located?
The youngest part of the ocean floor is found at conservative plate boundaries where oceanic crust is pulled apart and magma rises from the mantle to form new oceanic crust.
