THIS IS DUE TOMORROW! WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST!! 6. How does sea-floor spreading explain why the youngest rocks are found near the mid-Atlantic ridge?

With distance from the ridge crest, the sediments and crust get thicker. This also supports the idea that the youngest rocks are on the ridge axis and that the rocks get older with distance away from the ridge (Figure below). Something causes the seafloor to be created at the ridge crest.

With distance from the ridge crest, the sediments and crust get thicker. This also supports the idea that the youngest rocks are on the ridge axis and that the rocks get older with distance away from the ridge (Figure below). Something causes the seafloor to be created at the ridge crest

Explanation:

New rock is formed near the mid-oceanic ridge as oceanic plates diverge or separate from each other. Hot rocks rising from the asthenosphere melt from decompression as they rise, filling the fault and forming new basaltic oceanic crust. As new crust is added, older crust is pushed away. Therefore, the further away from the mid-oceanic ridge, the older the rocks.