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marta [7]
3 years ago
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Analyzing core samples from around the Mid-Atlantic ridge, the seafloor further away from the ridge was much _________________ t

han that near the ridge. This led to a new theory called Sea Floor Spreading. ( WILL GIVE BRAINLEST)
Geography
1 answer:
Paladinen [302]3 years ago
4 0

Answer: In this way, as the plates move further apart new ocean lithosphere is formed at the ridge and the ocean basin gets wider. This process is known as “sea floor spreading” and results in a symmetrical alignment of the rocks of the ocean floor which get older with distance from the ridge crest.

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