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Why is the Mid Atlantic ridge younger than the rock found on the edge of the continents?
Because it is
What is a weak spot in the Earths crust where molten rock comes to the surface?
The mid-Atlantic ridge.
If you could collect a sample of rock from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where would you look to find the youngest rocks?
You would be looking at the solidified magma closest to the fault between the ridges.
What kind of rock makes up most of the igneous rock?
There is no rock that makes up igneous rock. It is made when lava cools and hardens.
What kind of rock makes up Saturn?
granitesandstonescrust
Is the mid Atlantic rock the oldest rock?
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is neither Continental rock or indeed the oldest rock on the planet. The rock in the ridge is commonly the youngest, or of the youngest, on the planet, as it was formed most recently, and is oceanic, not continental, crustal rock.
Where are the youngest rock on the ocean floor found?
Near the mid-Atlantic ridge.
What does mid-ocean ridge do?
makes new rock
Why is the Mid Atlantic ridge younger than the rock found on the edge of the continents?
Because it is
How old are the oldest rock of the Atlantic sea floor?
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is part of the greater mid-ocean ridge system, an underwater mountain range that is over 40,000 miles long. The age of new rock closest to the ridge would be roughly the same anywhere along the ridge.
What is a weak spot in the Earths crust where molten rock comes to the surface?
The mid-Atlantic ridge.
Why is the Atlantic ocean expanded?
The Atlantic Ocean has the mid-ocean ridge which has lava flow about every year and pushes out the rock around it. The Atlantic ocean expands about two inches every year pushing the continent with it.
If you could collect a sample of rock from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where would you look to find the youngest rocks?
You would be looking at the solidified magma closest to the fault between the ridges.
What kind of rock does silt make?
It makes a metamorphic rock.
When was Rock Ridge Music created?
Rock Ridge Music was created in 2004.
What kind of rock makes up most of the igneous rock?
There is no rock that makes up igneous rock. It is made when lava cools and hardens.
Age of the rock at the mid Atlantic ridge?
It's not possible to say exactly as there is new rock constantly being formed in the form of pillow lava.
