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nata0808 [166]
3 years ago
15

The mid-ocean ridges are elevated above the surrounding seafloor because

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Tamiku [17]3 years ago
7 0
The mid-ocean ridges are elevated above the surrounding seafloor because Ridge rocks are hot and therefore of relatively less dense than adjacent cooler oceanic crust.

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