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What causes material to form at a mid-ocean ridge on the ocean floor?
New material forms on the ocean floor of the mid-ocean ridge due to plate tectonics and volcanic activity. Volcanic eruptions deposit cooled magma on the ocean floor.
What cause new material to form at a mid ocean ridge on the ocean floor?
New material forms on the ocean floor of the mid-ocean ridge due to plate tectonics and volcanic activity. Volcanic eruptions deposit cooled magma on the ocean floor.
What is the proces that continually adds new material to the ocean floor?
Sea-floor Spreading through a mid ocean ridge.
Is the floor near the mid ocean old?
No. The newest ocean floor is at the mid-ocean ridge.
What happens to the ocean floor the farther the oceanic lithosphere is from a mid ocean ridge?
As the oceanic lithosphere moves away from a mid-ocean ridge, it cools and thickens. This process causes the ocean floor to become older and denser, resulting in its gradual subsidence. The farther it gets from the ridge, the deeper the ocean floor becomes due to the increased thickness and weight of the lithosphere.
What do we call the central ridge that divides the ocean floor into two parts?
It is the mid-ocean ridge.
What is the longest mountain chain earth?
Ocean Ridge-on the sea floor. mid-ocean ridge in the ocean
What is the movement of ocean floor on either side of a mid ocean ridge best known as?
The movement of ocean floor on either side of a mid-ocean ridge is known as seafloor spreading. As new oceanic crust is formed at the ridge, it pushes the existing crust away from the ridge in opposite directions, creating a continuous process of plate tectonics.
What new thing are made at the mid-ocean ridge?
The ocean floor.
What are the three main regions of the ocean floor?
the continental Margin, Ocean Basin Floor and Mid-Ocean ridge :D
What are the Maine three region of the ocean floor?
the continental Margin, Ocean Basin Floor and Mid-Ocean ridge :D
What are the steps in process of sea floor spreading?
The sea-floor spreading begins at the mid-ocean ridge, which forms along a crack in the oceanic crust. Along the ridge, molten material that forms several kilometers beneath the surface, rises and erupts. At the same time, older rock moves outward on both sides of the ridge. As the molten material cools, it forms a strip of solid rock in the center of the ridge. When more molten material flows into the crack, it forms a new strip of rock.
