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Ocean current paths of travel, underwater volcanoes, tectonic plate movement, depends which specific ridges you are talking about.
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Shallow focus earthquakes are associated with what ocean floor feature?
mid-ocean ridges
Does theory continental drift state that new ocean crust is formed at ocean ridges and destroyed at deep sea trenches?
No, the theory is that Seafloor spreading state that the new ocean crust is formed at ocean ridges and is destroyed at deep sea trenches.
What is the primary site for sea floor spreading?
Sea floor spreading occurs at mid-ocean ridges
How is a mid-ocean ridge formed?
Mid-ocean ridges are formed from the uplift of newly formed oceanic crust by rising magma. As the ridge is slowly pushed away from the source of the heat by the addition of newer crust, it sinks and is no longer part of the ridge, being replaced by new ridge material. This process means that the rock comprising the ridges is among the most recent in geologic age. divergent boundaries
Why is the earth 4.6 billion years old but the oldest sea floor is only 180 millions years old?
Just as new sea floor forms at mid-ocean ridges, new sea floor is forced back into the mantle at abduction zones. The oldest seafloor is at east and west the edges of the Atlantic Ocean, dating to the breakup of Pangaea.
What is formed when divergence happens on the sea floor?
Mid ocean ridges
As new sea floor is formed high spots are formed what are they called?
mid-ocean ridges ... for Plato peeps
How are mid Atlantic ridges formed?
It was formed when there was linear gap formed below at the ocean floor... So when the hot magma came out from it, it began to cool and solidify forming mid atlantic ridges
How are the mid-Atlantic ridges formed?
It was formed when there was linear gap formed below at the ocean floor... So when the hot magma came out from it, it began to cool and solidify forming mid atlantic ridges
The spreading of the ocean floor is what?
At the mid-ocean ridges, large underwater mountain ranges formed along diverging oceanic plates.
Ocean ridges are formed by what boundaries?
Divergent boundaries form ocean ridges.
Which is associated with mid-ocean ridges?
Sea-Floor Spreading is associated with Mid-Ocean Ridges.
The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are located where?
The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are located at mid-ocean ridges. These ridges are always found at divergent boundaries.
How are the ridge formed?
It was formed when there was linear gap formed below at the ocean floor... So when the hot magma came out from it, it began to cool and solidify forming mid atlantic ridges
Where is the newest ocean crust formed?
mid ocean ridges
The youngest rocks in the ocean floor are located at the mid ocean?
Ridges
Use the words sea floor spreading and mid ocean ridges in a complete sentence?
Mid ocean ridges are the direct result of sea floor spreading.
