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

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.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

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

This pattern is observed because new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges, making it younger and warmer than the older crust found further away from these ridges. Over time, as oceanic plates move away from mid-ocean ridges, they cool down and increase in age.