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NEED HELPP ASAP Which of these is the best explanation for why the rock on the ocean floor and the rock on the continent are NOT the same age? There has been a lot of erosion on the continent and the older
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Which of these is the best explanation for why the rock on the ocean floor and the rock on the continent are
NOT the same age?
There has been a lot of erosion on the continent and the older rock has been washed away.
There has been a lot of erosion on the ocean floor and the older rock has washed away.
Due to the movement of the plates, the rocks that make up the ocean floor are pulled inside the earth
more often and are much younger.

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Answer:The continental crust is less dense so the oceanic crust subducts back to the mantle. This process explains why the younger rocks are found on the ocean floor. 24.

Step-by-step explanation:

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