The youngest seafloor rocks are found
A) nearest to the mid-ocean ridges.
B) nearest to the continental shelves.
C) evenly distributed throughout the ocean.
D) underneath the continents.
E) where the ocean is the flattest.

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The youngest seafloor rocks are found nearest to the mid-ocean ridges. This is because new oceanic crust is formed at the divergent boundary of mid-ocean ridges through volcanic activity and then moves away in both directions, becoming progressively older as it moves away from the ridge. Therefore, the seafloor rocks nearer to the mid-ocean ridges are younger compared to those further away.

The Youngest Seafloor Rocks Are Found