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When magma comes up to the surface along the mid-ocean ridges of the world, it displaces the newly created rock above it to either side of the ridge. As this process continues over time, what age pattern does the ocean floor eventually exhibit

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The rock will be older as you move further from the ridge

Step-by-step explanation:

mid ocean ridges are divergent boundaries that gradually tear apart to create new ocean floors. their main materal is basalt.

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