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where are rocks generally the oldest?


a} in the oceans crust


b} in a subduction zone


c} along mid ocean ridge


d} on continental land masses

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Answer;

d} On continental land masses

Explanation;

-The oldest rocks are located on continents, usually away from the ocean. The mid-ocean ridges are, in fact, home of some of the youngest rocks. The reason for this is what is called sea-floor spreading. Mid-ocean ridges form at places where oceanic plates diverge, or move apart. As this happens, magma rises from within the Earth to fill the gap. The magma cools and solidifies, creating new seafloor. This process continues as the plates continue to spread apart.

Answer: d} on continental land masses

Explanation:

The oldest rocks are generally located on the continents. The rocks forms at the oceanic crust, in the subduction zone and along the mid ocean ridge are generally younger. As these rocks forms and develop by plate tectonics , volcanic activity and sedimentation process. All these process add up layers of sediments which later on become compact to form new rocks.

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