Moving progressively away from the ridges,the ocean water depths increase systematically with seafloor age due to all but which of the following?

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The erosion of the older ocean floor by deep ocean currents is not a factor in the increasing water depth with seafloor age. Instead, the cooling and contraction of the oceanic crust with a resultant increase in density and isostatic down warping due to the weight of sediments deposited on the sea floor are the factors that contribute to the increase in water depth.

Moving Progressively Away from the Ridges,the Ocean Water Depths Increase