0
The oldest rock in a mid-ocean ridge system is typically found furthest from the ridge axis on the ocean floor. This is because as tectonic plates diverge at the ridge, magma rises and solidifies to form new oceanic crust. Over time, the older crust moves away from the ridge due to seafloor spreading, making it progressively older the farther you go from the ridge. Thus, the oldest rocks are located at the outer edges of the mid-ocean ridge system.
What else can I help you with?
Is the mid ocean ridge the location of the oldest ocean floor?
No, the mid-ocean ridge is actually where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity. As the crust moves away from the ridge, it becomes older. The oldest oceanic crust is found near the edges of the ocean basins.
How would the age of the oldest rocks on the continents compare with the age of the oldest rocks on the seafloor if the rock on the continents is continually formed but not removed?
The oldest rocks on the continents would be much older than the rocks on the sea floor because the rocks on the continents are not being removed unlike the rocks on the sea floor that are made by the mid-ocean ridge are being removed by deep ocean trenches. this prossess that is occuring on the sea floor is called sea floor spreading. evidence of this is the Pacific ocean shrinking and the Atlantic ocean growing.
What feature on the ocean floor would you most likely find the oldest seafloor?
in a subduction trench, because of Harry Hess' theory of sea floor spreading. Meaning that the rock is formed new at the mid-ocean ridge, and moved out towards the coasts into a subduction zone years and years later.
When you have divergent boundaries where would you find the older part of the earth's crust?
At divergent boundaries, the older part of the Earth's crust is typically found farther away from the mid-ocean ridge where the plates are separating. As magma rises and solidifies at the ridge, new crust is formed, pushing older crust outward on either side. Therefore, the oldest crust is located at the edges of the tectonic plates, while the youngest crust is at the ridge itself.
What would you expect to find if you measured the temperatures of rocks on the ocean floor at various distances from a mid-ocean ridge?
If one was measuring the temperatures of rocks on the seafloor, the hottest rocks would be located nearest to a mid ocean ridge. This is the location where the hot magma from the asthenosphere rises and is situated on either side of the ridge. The farther away the seafloor is from the central area of heat, the colder it is. This pattern is identical on both sides of a mid ocean ridge. However, if rocks are located near subduction zones or hot spots, they too would be hotter than the majority of the seafloor.
Is the mid ocean ridge the location of the oldest ocean floor?
No, the mid-ocean ridge is actually where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity. As the crust moves away from the ridge, it becomes older. The oldest oceanic crust is found near the edges of the ocean basins.
Where in relation to a mid ocean ridge would you find the oldest oceanic lithosphere?
the bottom
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.
How old are the oldest rock of the Atlantic sea floor?
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is part of the greater mid-ocean ridge system, an underwater mountain range that is over 40,000 miles long. The age of new rock closest to the ridge would be roughly the same anywhere along the ridge.
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.
How would the age of the oldest rocks on the continents compare with the age of the oldest rocks on the seafloor if the rock on the continents is continually formed but not removed?
The oldest rocks on the continents would be much older than the rocks on the sea floor because the rocks on the continents are not being removed unlike the rocks on the sea floor that are made by the mid-ocean ridge are being removed by deep ocean trenches. this prossess that is occuring on the sea floor is called sea floor spreading. evidence of this is the Pacific ocean shrinking and the Atlantic ocean growing.
In which location would an ocean ridge?
The mid-ocean ridge is almost in all of the oceans
What feature on the ocean floor would you most likely find the oldest seafloor?
in a subduction trench, because of Harry Hess' theory of sea floor spreading. Meaning that the rock is formed new at the mid-ocean ridge, and moved out towards the coasts into a subduction zone years and years later.
What is the mountain range rising above the ocean floor of the Atlantic ocean is known as the?
That would be the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Where in relation to a mid ocean ridge would you find the oceanic lithosphere?
the bottom
What is the geographic relationship between the Mid-atlantic ridge the mid-Indian Ocean Ridge and the East Pacific Ridge?
Would not be surprised to find 120 degrees of separation.
Where on a map would one find the Mid-Atlantic ridge?
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a underwater mountain range that runs down the center of the Atlantic Ocean. It can be found extending from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south.
