Where would you be most likely to find the oldest rocks on Earth?(1 point)

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in the middle of the oceans
in the middle of the oceans

in the middle of the highest mountains
in the middle of the highest mountains

at the outer edges of oceanic crust
at the outer edges of oceanic crust

in the middle of the continents

Answer 1

You would be most likely to find the oldest rocks on Earth in the middle of the continents. These regions often contain ancient continental crust that has remained relatively unchanged for billions of years, whereas oceanic crust is continually being formed and recycled at mid-ocean ridges.