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Is the floor near the mid ocean old?
No. The newest ocean floor is at the mid-ocean ridge.
What would you expect to find if you measured the temperatures of rocks on the ocean floor at various distances from a mid-ocean ridge?
If one was measuring the temperatures of rocks on the seafloor, the hottest rocks would be located nearest to a mid ocean ridge. This is the location where the hot magma from the asthenosphere rises and is situated on either side of the ridge. The farther away the seafloor is from the central area of heat, the colder it is. This pattern is identical on both sides of a mid ocean ridge. However, if rocks are located near subduction zones or hot spots, they too would be hotter than the majority of the seafloor.
When do earthquakes happen?
Earthquake mostly happen around the ring of fire, around the Pacific ocean.
What does not happen near a subduction zone?
anything can happen at a subduction zone
Where are lava domes located?
Near subduction zones
Where do you find ocean trenches and rift valleys?
at the very bottom of the ocean, usally
Is the floor near the mid ocean old?
No. The newest ocean floor is at the mid-ocean ridge.
Where are the youngest rock on the ocean floor found?
Near the mid-Atlantic ridge.
What would you expect to find if you measured the temperatures of rocks on the ocean floor at various distances from a mid-ocean ridge?
If one was measuring the temperatures of rocks on the seafloor, the hottest rocks would be located nearest to a mid ocean ridge. This is the location where the hot magma from the asthenosphere rises and is situated on either side of the ridge. The farther away the seafloor is from the central area of heat, the colder it is. This pattern is identical on both sides of a mid ocean ridge. However, if rocks are located near subduction zones or hot spots, they too would be hotter than the majority of the seafloor.
Why is the rock farther from the ocean ridge is older than the rock near the mid ocean ridge?
By determining the age of rock samples obtained by drilling on the sea floor.
Where are the newest oceanic crusts located?
Near ocean ridges such as the Atlantic ridge
Which ocean floor feature is found near almost every subduction zone around the world?
Trench
Subduction occurs when?
It can occur in a subduction zone.
Is oceanic crust near the mid-ocean ridge older thean oceanic crust farther away from the ridge?
Its oceanic crust
Oceanic crust near the mid ocean ridge is younger than oceanic crust farther away from the ridge?
hit the books!!
What is the length of the Explorer Ridge?
The length of the Explorer Ridge is 150 miles. This mid-ocean ridge is a divergent tectonic plate that is located near Vancouver Island in Canada.
Is oceanic crust near the mid ocean ridge younger than oceanic crust farther from the ridge?
haha i really dont know
