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how does the age of the rocks on the ocean floor support the theory that the tectonic plates are moving?

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older rocks are away from the area where the plates meet

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The age of the oceanic bedrock and the sediments directly above it increase as you move from the deep ocean basins to the continental margins.The great age of continental rocks results from their inability to be subducted. Once formed, continental crust becomes a permanent part of Earth's surface.

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