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The mid-ocean ridges are made almost entirely of basalt, because this is where new oceanic lithosphere is being formed. In fact, oceanic plates in there entirety are made up almost entirely of basalt.(igneous rock)
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What type of rock are made mid-ocean ridges made of?
igneous rock
What is part of molten rock at mid-ocean ridges?
Molten rock at mid-ocean ridges is the result of sea-floor spreading. WRONG
What happens the age of rock with distance from the mid ocean ridges?
Sorry for this late response,but basically, as the plates move farther away from the mid-ocean ridges, the older it gets..! Hope this helps! ^^
Subduction occurs where the oceanic crust bends down toward the mantle at a(n)?
Seafloor spreading occurs along mid-ocean ridges. Mid-ocean ridges are large mountain ranges on the ocean floor. The shifting in the rock causes the seafloor to spread and allows magma to bubble and form more mountains on the ocean floor.
What are the youngest rocks on the ocean floor?
those located at the fault in the bottom of the ocean because it is a volcano and produces new rock everytime the lava cools.
What type of rock are made mid-ocean ridges made of?
igneous rock
What does mid ocean ridges do?
makes new rock
Mid ocean ridges are the most common type of?
Mid-ocean ridge basalt is the most common type of rock on earth. The entire surface of the ocean is made up of it. Mid-ocean ridges are the source of shallow, small-magnitude earthquakes.
What is part of molten rock at mid-ocean ridges?
Molten rock at mid-ocean ridges is the result of sea-floor spreading. WRONG
Where does the newest rock on earth occur?
The majority of new rock from the selection of answers originally posted (see discussion) is formed at mid-ocean ridges.
Hardens to form new rock at mid-ocean ridges?
Sea- Floor Spreading molten material erupts through the valley that runs along the center of some mid-ocean ridges. This material hardens to form the rock of the ocean floor. Mid-ocean ridges an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced.
What draws dense rock away from Mid ocean ridges?
Gravity
What draws dense rock away from mid-ocean ridges?
Gravity
Is igneous rock close to or far from mid ocean ridges?
Igneous rock could appear anywhere on Earth.
What happens the age of rock with distance from the mid ocean ridges?
Sorry for this late response,but basically, as the plates move farther away from the mid-ocean ridges, the older it gets..! Hope this helps! ^^
Subduction occurs where the oceanic crust bends down toward the mantle at a(n)?
Seafloor spreading occurs along mid-ocean ridges. Mid-ocean ridges are large mountain ranges on the ocean floor. The shifting in the rock causes the seafloor to spread and allows magma to bubble and form more mountains on the ocean floor.
Where is ocean floor created?
The ocean floor is made of relatively young basaltic rock which is pushed up as magma at the mid-oceanic ridges, the place where the sea floor spreads apart.
