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What is sea-floor spreading, and what is its importance? Where would older rock be found on the sea floor?

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the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side
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Answer: The processes creating new oceanic lithosphere where plates move apart. The older rock would be found at the north Atlantic Ocean.

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