Question

An oceanographer is traveling from the west toward the east on the atlantic ocean. she collects rock samples from the seafloor every 5 kilometers. the oceanographer stops when she determines that the rock samples are getting progressively younger as she moves toward the east. what conclusion is best supported by this data?

Answer 1

By the given data the following conclusion is best supported: The oceanographer is  is traveling toward a mid ocean ridge.
At the mid-ocean ridge network crust is created. So as the oceanographer moves toward it, it becomes progressively younger.

Answer 2

Answer

The conclusion can be; she is traveling towards a mid ocean ridge

Explanation

At the Mid-Ocean Ridge network, a crust is formed thus when approaching it, the samples of rocks collected are younger. The mid-ocean ridge is an underwater mountain range created through plate tectonic activities. These ridges are very active geologically, where new magma keeps on emerging to the ocean floor and into the crust and in rifts along the edges of the ridges.