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Which statement best describes the age of the seafloor?

A.It is constant throughout the world.
B.It is younger near the center and older near the continents.
C.It is older near the center and younger near the continents.
D.The seafloor is the newest landform on Earth.

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It would be D because it describes the age of the sea floor
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Correct answer choice is :


B) It is younger near the center and older near the continents.

Step-by-step explanation:

In nature, oceanic plates are more responsive to subduction as they get older. Because of this relationship between age and subduction potential, the very little ocean floor is older than 125 million years and nearly none of it is older than 200 million years.

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