Scientists have collected the following data regarding rock ages along a mid-ocean ridge.

seafloor with mid-ocean ridge showing age of rock increasing the further from the ridge
Modified from image courtesy of NOAA

Which statement is supported by the data?
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onyebuchinnaji 1 year ago
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The statement is supported by the data, is that the youngest rocks on the seafloor were at the mid-ocean ridge.

What is the evidence regarding the age of the rocks?

The data collected by scientists regarding rock ages along a mid-ocean ridge seafloor with mid-ocean ridge showing age of rock increasing the further from the ridge.

From the data, they found that the youngest rocks on the seafloor were at the mid-ocean ridge and the rocks get older with distance from the ridge crest.

Thus, the statement is supported by the data, is that the youngest rocks on the seafloor were at the mid-ocean ridge.

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