It is difficult to see how the theory applies to the plate between the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the ridge in the Indian Ocean.
很难看出这个理论如何适用于大西洋中脊和印度洋脊之间的板块。
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As the new crust cools, it sinks under its own weight-a process called subsidence-so the seafloor should be deeper the farther it is from a mid-oceanridge.