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Because of sea-floor spreading caused by the mid-ridge
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What are types of evidence that the sea floor is expanding?
Rocks have a north and south pole. The sea floor was discovered to have different magnetic poles on cracks in the ocean floor.
What is the difference between an ocean a sea and the sea channel?
geologically speaking,an ocean has a rift system which works on expanding the ocean floor, while a sea has no rift system,the size is constant. the red sea can be considered an expanding ocean,yet it is called a sea because of its small size compared with the Atlantic ocean which has an expanding mid ocean rift system that runs north to south and surfaces in iceland.
Why is the Atlantic Ocean continuously expending?
There is a rift down the center that pushes the ocean floor outward, expanding the ocean continuously. The rift is life a long volcano spewing out lava.
Which ocean is expanding while the continents drift apart?
The Atlantic Ocean is expanding due to mid-atlantic ridge.
What is the topography of the ocean floor?
The topography of the ocean floor
Which landforms are on the ocean floor?
which landforms are on the ocean floor
Is ocean floor smooth?
The ocean floor is not smooth.The ocean floor is made up of rocks, ledges and ditches.
What were found on the ocean floor?
blank are found on the ocean floor
What are the plants and animals that live on the ocean floor?
marine organisms
When lava flows from fissures on the ocean floor at places where tension is causing the ocean floor to be pulled apart new is?
Ocean floor
What features are found on the ocean floor?
That it is a topgraphical and the features are a ocean floor.
Is the floor near the mid ocean old?
No. The newest ocean floor is at the mid-ocean ridge.
