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Why are the oldest parts of the ocean floor less than 200 million years old?
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Why are the oldest parts of the ocean floor less than 200 million years old?

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Because the Earth is over 200 million years old

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recycled back into the Earth's mantle.

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Because it is typically recycled back into the Earth's mantle at subduction zones (where two tectonic plates collide).

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