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Is crust created or destroyed at the oceanic ridge?
created
Does granitic crust form at the mid oceanic ridge?
Granitic crust does not form at the mid-oceanic ridge. Rather another type of igneous rock Basalt is formed at the Mid-Oceanic ridge. Both are silicate rocks and have a high oxygen and silica content. The difference is that Granite is formed intrusively, that is within the Earth's crust. Basalt is extrusive, that is it is formed above the Earth's surface, such as at the bottom of the ocean at the Mid-Oceanic ridge.
Where is the oldest and newest crust on the earth?
Geothermal activity has revealed new characteristics of Earth's crust near Lake Myvatn, Iceland. In places like Iceland, new research has shown volcanoes and hot springs forming as the result of activity between the crust and the mantle.
How does the age of seafloor sediments change with increasing distance from the ocean range?
At ocean spreading ridges, new oceanic crust is formed. The magma that forms this new crust emerges from the ridge and pushes the pre-existing rocks away from the ridge laterally. This results in a strip of new rock cutting through the older rock. As formation of the crust continues, the older rocks will be pushed further away from the ridge, while younger, newly produced rocks will occupy the area closest to the ridge.
Does sea floor spreading create or destroy new oceanic crust at mid ocean ridge?
Creates
Is oceanic crust near the mid-ocean ridge older thean oceanic crust farther away from the ridge?
Its oceanic crust
Is oceanic crust near the mid ocean ridge younger than oceanic crust farther away from the ridge?
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Oceanic crust near the mid ocean ridge is younger than oceanic crust farther away from the ridge?
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Is oceanic crust near the mid ocean ridge younger than oceanic crust farther from the ridge?
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What evidence can prove that the ocean floor was moving?
Oceanic crust that was farther away from a mid-ocean ridge was older that crust closer to the ridge
Is Older oceanic crust found at the center of mid-ocean ridge?
No farther away
What evidence proved the ocean floor was moving?
oceanic crust that was farther away from a mid-ocean ridge was older than crust closer to the ridge
On the ocean floor where is the oldest rock?
The oldest rock in oceanic crust is that which is found the greatest distance from a mid-ocean-ridge.
Is the oceanic crust near a mid-ocean ridge thicker or thinner than the oceanic crust away from the mid-ocean ridge?
The Oceanic Crust close to the Mid Ocean Ridge is thinner than that Oceanic Crust far away from the ridge. This is due to tensional forces, as a result of crustal expansion and rock fracturing during the formation of the ridge.the oceanic crust is thinner
What happens to the ocean floor farther to the oceanic lithosphere is from a mid ocean ridge?
Magma rises and slidifies and creates a new crust.
What happens to the ocean floor the farther the oceanic lithosphere is from a mid ocean ridge?
Magma rises and slidifies and creates a new crust.
What happens to the ocean floor the farther the the oceanic lithosphere is from a mid-ocean ridge?
Magma rises and slidifies and creates a new crust.
