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16 January, 22:05

13. Which of the following statements about seafloor spreading is false?

A. Close to the mid-ocean ridge, there is almost no sediment.

B. Magma rises through the crust along the mid-ocean ridge.

C. The oldest crust is closest to the mid-ocean ridge.

D. Continents move as the seafloor spreads along a mid-ocean ridge.

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  1. 16 January, 22:50
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    I believe the answer is C. The nearer you grow to the new ocean ridge to younger the crust gets, and the overlying sediment grows thin. The crust is younger because of the rising and cooling mantle creating new crust.
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