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Is the distance from a mid ocean ridge that a rock sample is taken from the younger the rock is?
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Actually, the rock taken the farthest away from the ridge is older.
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How does the age of seafloor bedrock vary with distance from a mid-ocean ridge?
The further from the ridge, the older the oceanic crustal rock.
Summarize the evidence that supports wegner's hypothesis?
The evidence that supports Wegner's hypothesis is that in 1947 , a group of scientisits noticed two things about the Mid- Atlantic Ridge. The first thing that the scientists noticed was the sediment that covers the sea floor is thinner and younger closer to a ridge than it is farther from a ridge. Second, scientists learned that the ocean floor is very young. Radiometric dating shows that the sea floor closer to the mid-ocean ridge are younger, than the ones farther.
What countries are part of the mid ocean ridge?
Since it is called the 'mid ocean ridge' , it is in the middle of the ocean, far from land/countries. However, with one exception, Iceland. The mid Atlantic ocean ridge continues above the surface of the ocean, and has formed the island of Iceland.
How do mid ocean ridge support both the idea of continental drift and the theory of plate tectonics?
The mid ocean ridge support it becuase your find similar sample of rock type on opposite side of the ridge which has thesame age. Mid-Oceanic ridge are where new sea floors are created which is usually called a divergent boundary. As these places move apart they push the other plates to collide and slide pass each other. That is why it is a cycle
What is a ridge push?
Ridge push is a gravitation force that causes a plate to move away from the crest of an ocean ridge, and into a subduction zone.
What feature is found at a distance of 4100 kilometers on the ocean bottom?
Mid Ocean Ridge
Does the oceanic lithosphere get older or younger as you move to Mid Ocean ridge?
Younger. The mid-ocean ridge is formed from new material being thrust up from inside the Earth.
Does the thickness of ocean floor sediments decrease with distance from an ocean ridge?
yes
Does the oceanic lithosphere get younger or older as you move closer to the mid ocean ridge?
It gets younger.
What are the rocks close to a mid ocean ridge younger than the ones that are farther away?
no
Oceanic crust near the mid ocean ridge is younger than oceanic crust farther away from the ridge?
hit the books!!
What does the sediment the is closer to mid ocean ridge compare to sediment that is farther away?
The closer the sediment is to the mid-ocean ridge, the younger it is. The oldest bedrock is found the farthest away from it.
What is a submarine ridge?
A ridge is a geological feature that features a continuous elevational crest for some distance. If the ridge is under the ocean or sea, then it is called a submarine ridge.
Is oceanic crust near the mid ocean ridge younger than oceanic crust farther from the ridge?
haha i really dont know
What feature is found at a distance on 4100 kilometers on the ocean bottom profile you constructed?
Mid Ocean Ridge
What is the name of the ship that collected rock samples that proved the ocean floor is younger near the mid-ocean ridge?
Glomar challenger
How does the age of seafloor bedrock vary with distance from a mid-ocean ridge?
The further from the ridge, the older the oceanic crustal rock.
