SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
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Question
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close to the east side of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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close to the west side of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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close to the top of the mountains on both sides of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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close to the base of the mountains on both sides of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a divergent fault on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. The ridge itself forms a mountain chain that runs the length of the ocean floor from north to south. Which best describes the location of the youngest rock on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean? Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a mid-ocean ridge (a divergent or constructive plate boundary) located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, and part of the longest mountain range in the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of divergent plate boundaries. When two plates come together, it is known as a convergent boundary. The impact of the colliding plates can cause the edges of one or both plates to buckle up into a mountain ranges or one of the plates may bend down into a deep seafloor trench.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of divergent boundaries where new plate material is made. One area of plate divergence is seen at the mid-oceanic ridges. This is referred to as sea-floor spreading.
Detailed explanation-5: -The MAR separates the North American Plate from the Eurasian Plate in the North Atlantic, and the South American Plate from the African Plate in the South Atlantic. These plates are still moving apart, so the Atlantic is growing at the ridge, at a rate of about 2.5 cm per year in an east-west direction.