Divergent Boundaries- Age of Rocks - complete the sentences to explain how the age of rocks can be determined by their location The graph indicates younger rocks are found in oceanic crust is not found older than lithosphere moves away from the ridge, it asthenosphere. boundaries. depths and years. As the oceanic and sinks deeper into the leading to subduction of the crust at

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Divergent Boundaries - Age of Rocks- complete the sentences to explain how the age
of rocks can be determined by their location
The graph indicates younger rocks are found in
oceanic crust is not found older than
lithosphere moves away from the ridge, it
asthenosphere.
boundaries.
depths and
years. As the oceanic
and sinks deeper into the
leading to subduction of the crust at
The graph shows the deeper the oceanic crusts the
depth to the sea floor
it is. Or the
age away from the ridge.
At O Ovt
with
Oceanic ridges are formed at
and forms new
progressively
sediments build up in both directions away of the ridge, and is thickest where
the oceanic crust is the
rises
Thus the age of the oceanic crust becomes
in both directions away from the ridge. Also
boundaries where
Diverging Pe Boundary
Aef Orea Cvtn an
and the
Sea floor topography is controlled by the age of the
rate of
Higher ridges and narrower rift valleys are found
where the spreading is
Megmau ma
Tnew thhe
As the new crust forms the polarity may
pattern on both sides of the
that the seafloor is
This forms the same
This is evidence
of the plates are
eaker notes
&
*
5
6
8
9.
Transcribed Image Text:Background Layout- Theme Transition 5 6 l 7 8 | 9 . Divergent Boundaries - Age of Rocks- complete the sentences to explain how the age of rocks can be determined by their location The graph indicates younger rocks are found in oceanic crust is not found older than lithosphere moves away from the ridge, it asthenosphere. boundaries. depths and years. As the oceanic and sinks deeper into the leading to subduction of the crust at The graph shows the deeper the oceanic crusts the depth to the sea floor it is. Or the age away from the ridge. At O Ovt with Oceanic ridges are formed at and forms new progressively sediments build up in both directions away of the ridge, and is thickest where the oceanic crust is the rises Thus the age of the oceanic crust becomes in both directions away from the ridge. Also boundaries where Diverging Pe Boundary Aef Orea Cvtn an and the Sea floor topography is controlled by the age of the rate of Higher ridges and narrower rift valleys are found where the spreading is Megmau ma Tnew thhe As the new crust forms the polarity may pattern on both sides of the that the seafloor is This forms the same This is evidence of the plates are eaker notes & * 5 6 8 9.
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