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Mid-ocean ridge

earth science Maturity 11-13

Big mountains hide under the sea.

Mid-ocean ridge cut away view.png
Mid-ocean ridge cut away view.png
They make new ground. Hot melted rock rises up. It cools to make more floor. This helps our world grow.
World Distribution of Mid-Oceanic Ridges.gif
World Distribution of Mid-Oceanic Ridges.gif
Can you find them on a map?

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File:Mid-ocean ridge cut away view.png
Mid-ocean ridge cut away view.png
File:World Distribution of Mid-Oceanic Ridges.gif
World Distribution of Mid-Oceanic Ridges.gif
File:(Manuscript painting of Heezen-Tharp World ocean floor map by Berann).jpg
(Manuscript painting of Heezen-Tharp...
File:Mid-ocean ridge topography.gif
Mid-ocean ridge topography.gif
File:Þingvellir National Park, Bláskógabyggð (6969755432).jpg
Þingvellir National Park, Bláskógabyggð...
File:Earth seafloor crust age 1996 - 2.png
Earth seafloor crust age 1996 - 2.png
File:Oceanic spreading.svg
Oceanic spreading.svg
File:MgCaRatioChanges.jpg
MgCaRatioChanges.jpg
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