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Can the earth be upside down?
The earth can not be upside down.
The ocean floor spreading from the ridge what are three kind of evidence scientist have found to support this ideas?
the oceanic crust goes down your mouth
Places where new sea floor is being created?
New oceanic crust is formed when volcanic activity disrupts the seafloor at the mid- ocean ridge. When this occurs it is referred to as oceanic spreading.
What is Another name for a constructive boundary?
All so know as a "Divergent Boundary" when 2 plates collied and the outher of the 2 is pushed down it is called a divergent boundary or a (Constructive Boundary).
Why are oceanic ridges more elevated than the rest of the sea floor?
The mid-ocean ridge is a continuous mountain range formed from the uplift of thin crustal rocks from rising magma due to decompression melting of mantle material at divergent plate boundaries. ___ Yes, that is how they are formed. They are high because, immediately below the ridge, the lithospheric mantle is almost nonexistent due to the heat of the rising mantle from the asthenosphere. The lack of cool mantle means that the relatively thin crust is the only thing "floating" on the mantle, and it is not very dense. As the lithosphere spreads (due to ridge-push force), the mantle below the lithosphere crust begins to cool and when it cools sufficiently it becomes, by definition, lithospheric mantle. This mantle is dense and grows thicker as the plate spreads further from the ridge and has more time to cool. The density of this, and the increased mass, is relatively higher than what is essentially only the crust at the ridge. Because it is more dense and "heavier," it sinks down further into the asthenosphere, causing the ridge itself to be high on the sea floor.
Where is the youngest ocean floor in the mid-Atlantic ridge?
Down the middle! The mid Atlantic ridge is a divergent plate margin along which new crust is constantly being produced.
Why Ocean Spray can's label is upside down?
maybe (ocean) sprayed it on upside down? 0
Does a trench or a ridge curves down the middle of the Atlantic ocean basin?
A ridge, specifically the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
What it is called when a plate at a mid-ocean ridge responds to gravity by sliding down a slope?
ridge push, i think...
What is the place were the seafloor if forced down into the mantle?
mid ocean ridge
What is Place were the seafloor is force down into the mantle?
mid ocean ridge
What is the submerged mountain range that runs down the center of the Atlantic ocean?
Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
The huge trough down the center of the mid-ocean ridge is where?
The huge trough running down the center of the mid-ocean ridge is a Rift Valley. A Rift Valley is a deep linear valley extending along the axis of the ridge.
What is the name of the mountain range on the bottom of the Atlantic ocean?
The mountain range at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean is called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It is an underwater mountain system that runs down the center of the Atlantic Ocean from the Arctic Ocean to the southern tip of Africa.
What ocean-floor feature is associated with areas where oceanic crust is broken down?
The mid ocean ridge is the area of the ocean floor that is associated with the breaking down of the oceanic crust. This area is known for seafloor spreading.
What ocean floor features are associated with areas where oceanic crust is broken down?
The mid ocean ridge is the area of the ocean floor that is associated with the breaking down of the oceanic crust. This area is known for seafloor spreading.
What ocean is least deep?
The pacific as a long ridge runs down the middle due to plate movement
