Basalts are as common as the formation of the Ocean floor. Basaltic rocks are ferromagnessian rocks and intrusive igneous rocks. This implies they are formed within the Earth's crust, and they make up the ocean floor. They are dark and dense rocks and occurs in large scale as M.O.R.B. (Mid-oceanic Ridge Basalt).
Sea floor spreading, a theory thought up by Harry Hess in the late 1950s, was drawn up in relation to the differing ages of rocks which make up oceanic crust (ie the ocean floor). The ages of rock on the ocean floor support this theory because of the fact that the youngest rocks are found at the mid-oceanic ridges, where constructive plate margins are found. The oldest rocks are found at the fringes of the ocean-continent boundary. This supports the idea because it shows that when magma rises and cools at the boundary, and creates new rock. This rock is then fed in a conveyor belt-like method to the edges of the oceans, where they are then subducted under continental crust as a part of destructive plate margins. This means th oldest rock is found at these boundaries. Hope this helps :)
fault line
Near fault lines, it is there that rocks are created by the rubbing or colliding of the tectonic plates. Rocks could also be made by volcanoes via the cooling of magma and lava. The closer to the fault line you are the newer the rock and the farther away you get the older the rock becomes.
The farther away the rocks are, the older they are. When the lava bubbles up from the ridge, the tectonic plates move outward. As the process repeates itself and new lava comes up, the rocks are pushed farther and father away. As a result, the closest rocks are the newest, and the farthest rocks are the oldest!
Yes, because they make up the ocean sea floor.
The ocean floor is not smooth.The ocean floor is made up of rocks, ledges and ditches.
broken up rocks
broken up rocks
same age. the ice caps just melted on top over the rocks at the bottom of the sea.
Basalts are as common as the formation of the Ocean floor. Basaltic rocks are ferromagnessian rocks and intrusive igneous rocks. This implies they are formed within the Earth's crust, and they make up the ocean floor. They are dark and dense rocks and occurs in large scale as M.O.R.B. (Mid-oceanic Ridge Basalt).
Shale Rock
There are certain organisms which have adapted to the ocean floor environment. Together, these organisms make up an ecosystem.
Most of the ocean floor is made up of ocean plains.
Sea floor spreading, a theory thought up by Harry Hess in the late 1950s, was drawn up in relation to the differing ages of rocks which make up oceanic crust (ie the ocean floor). The ages of rock on the ocean floor support this theory because of the fact that the youngest rocks are found at the mid-oceanic ridges, where constructive plate margins are found. The oldest rocks are found at the fringes of the ocean-continent boundary. This supports the idea because it shows that when magma rises and cools at the boundary, and creates new rock. This rock is then fed in a conveyor belt-like method to the edges of the oceans, where they are then subducted under continental crust as a part of destructive plate margins. This means th oldest rock is found at these boundaries. Hope this helps :)
fault line
The continental plate, which is made of granite rock, makes up the continents.