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)
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
igneous rock
Molten rock at mid-ocean ridges is the result of sea-floor spreading. WRONG
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! ^^
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.
those located at the fault in the bottom of the ocean because it is a volcano and produces new rock everytime the lava cools.
igneous rock
makes new rock
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.
Molten rock at mid-ocean ridges is the result of sea-floor spreading. WRONG
The majority of new rock from the selection of answers originally posted (see discussion) is formed 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.
Gravity
Gravity
Igneous rock could appear anywhere on Earth.
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! ^^
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.
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.