The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is the line of underwater mountains running north to south down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. North America and South America are on the left side of it, while Europe and Africa are on the right side. The line for the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is outlined in red in the image below. The farther away you get from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the ____ the age of the ocean floor.

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younger
younger

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older

thicker
thicker

thinner

Answer 1

The farther away you get from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the older the age of the ocean floor.