Which pattern describes the ages of ocean rocks based on core samples from the ocean floor?(1 point)

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Younger rocks are colder and are located closer to subduction zones.
Younger rocks are colder and are located closer to subduction zones.

Younger rocks are warmer and are located closer to subduction zones.
Younger rocks are warmer and are located closer to subduction zones.

Younger rocks are warmer and are located closer to mid-ocean ridges.
Younger rocks are warmer and are located closer to mid-ocean ridges.

Younger rocks are colder and are located closer to mid-ocean ridges.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Younger rocks are warmer and are located closer to mid-ocean ridges.

This is consistent with the geological processes of seafloor spreading, where new rocks form at mid-ocean ridges and are therefore younger and typically warmer than older rocks found further away from these ridges.