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Nope. The oldest rocks are located on continents, usually away from the ocean. The mid-ocean ridges are, in fact, home of some of the youngest rocks. The reason for this is what is called sea-floor spreading. Mid-ocean ridges form at places where oceanic plates diverge, or move apart. As this happens, magma rises from within the Earth to fill the gap. The magma cools and solidifies, creating new seafloor. This process continues as the plates continue to spread apart.
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How would the age of the oldest rock on the continents compare with the age of the oldest rock on the seafloor?
The sea floor is young (the rocks are made at the mid oceanic ridges and spread out form there) while most of the continental rocks are older. This is because the continental crust floats on top of the oceanic crust and is therefore not recycled.
Where are the oldest organisms located in the rock layer?
In the geological column , scientists have learned that rocks are stacked in layers. The oldest fossils are located in the deepest layers, a vertical timeline.
Are the oldest rocks of the oceanic crust found in deep ocean trenches far away from active mid-ocean ridges?
That is normally where they would be found; farthest away from the point at which they were initially formed.
What weathering material leaves ridges of broken rock and soil?
Glaciers pick up rocks and soil as they move across land. When the glaciers melt, they deposit the rocks and soil. Today there are ridges of rocks and soil where glaciers once were.
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.
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.
What rocks are located at mid ocean ridges?
Igneous.
Where are the youngest rocks in the ocean located?
mid-ocean ridges
Where are the oldest rocks located in the ocean crust?
The oldest rocks on the ocean floor would be those at the colliding edge of the plate boundary.Answer 2: The oldest of all oceanic rocks are on the Asian side of the pacific plate.
The youngest rocks in the ocean floor are located at the mid ocean?
Ridges
When on a geologic column the oldest rocks are located where?
The oldest are located at the bottom of an undisturbed column.
Where are the oldest rocks in North America located?
canadien shield
The oldest rocks are located blank from the rift?
furthest from the rift
What kinds of rocks are associated with ocean ridges?
Igneous rocks are usually associated with ocean ridges
What happens to rocks when you get further away from the mid ocean ridges pertaining to age?
Age increases as we move further away from the MOR. Oldest rocks being of age 200 million years.
Where are the oldest rocks in the ocean crust?
The oldest rocks are actually on land but in the ocean crust they would be the rocks closest to land. The mid-ocean ridge forms new rocks. They are usually located in the middle of the ocean.
What is the principle of original horizontally?
the rocks located on the bottom are the oldest unless they were turned
