How do the ages of the rocks on the ocean floor support the theory of seafloor movement?

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How do the ages of the rocks on the ocean floor support the theory of seafloor movement?

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2007-03-12 11:01:43 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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They get older the farther they are from the mid-oceanic ridges. In fact, the oldest oceanic crust is in the north-western Pacific Basin, the furthest from a spreading center.

2007-03-12 11:08:06 · answer #1 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋