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Where can you find the youngest rocks on the ocean floor?
The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are typically found along mid-ocean ridges. These areas are where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and the process of seafloor spreading. As the magma cools and solidifies, it creates new rocks that are relatively young compared to rocks found in other parts of the ocean floor.
How are Ocean floor rocks are different from continental rocks?
Oceanic crust is composed primarily of the dense volcanic rock basalt. Continental crust is composed primarily of the intrusive igneous rock granite, less dense than basalt.
What are the youngest rocks on the ocean floor?
The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are located at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is constantly being formed through volcanic activity. These rocks are typically less than 5 million years old.
Is ocean floor smooth?
The ocean floor is not smooth.The ocean floor is made up of rocks, ledges and ditches.
The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are located where?
The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are located at mid-ocean ridges. These ridges are always found at divergent boundaries.
Why do you think that old rocks are rare one ocean floor?
There are no rocks on the ocean floor because they turn to sand. The moving of the water gradually wears away at the rocks.
Why is the ocean floor more likely to have extrusive rocks than intrusive rocks?
The ocean floor is more likely to have extrusive rocks because these rocks form from lava that erupts directly onto the surface of the ocean floor, cooling quickly in contact with seawater. This process occurs primarily at mid-ocean ridges, where tectonic plates diverge and magma rises to create new oceanic crust. In contrast, intrusive rocks form from magma that cools slowly beneath the Earth's surface, which is less common in oceanic environments due to the prevalent tectonic activity that promotes rapid cooling and solidification at the surface.
What will you find on the ocean floor?
sand,rocks
What is an ocean floor?
broken up rocks
What if old rocks are rare are on the ocean floor?
It is believed that old rocks are rare on ocean floors bevause the floor has manny remains and we are not unable to reach them
The youngest rocks in the ocean floor are located at the mid ocean?
Ridges
The youngest rocks on the floor ocean are typically located near what feature?
they are located at the those located at the fault in the bottom of the ocean because it is a volcano and produces new rock everytime the lava cools.
