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How does sea floor spreading provides an explanation for how continents move over earth's surface?
Sea floor spreading provides a way for the continents to move over Earth's surface. Continents are carried by the widening sea floor. The molten rock from a rift cools, hardens, and then moves away in the opposite directions on both sides of the ridges. hope this helps :)
What are the steps in the sea floor spreading?
In sea-floor spreading,the sea floor spreads apart along both sides of the mid-ocean ridge as a new crust is added.As a result,the ocean floors move like conveyor belts,carrying the continents along with them.
Rock on the ocean floor provided the final proof of sea floor spreading with a record of?
theory that explains how continents reached their current place
Where does sea floor spreading occur?
Sea floor spreading occurs at mid-ocean ridges.
How are rocks near continents different from rocks found near centers of seafloor spreading?
Rocks near continents(on the margins of oceanic basins) are generally older and rocks near a center of sea floor spreading are younger
Can sea floor spreading cause continents to get smaller?
It shouldn't.
How do scientist know that the continents are moving?
the ocean sea floor is spreading
How do you think the continents drifted away from one another?
sea floor spreading
What discovery did scientist make when comparing the age of the sea floor to that of the continents?
The scientists realized that the continents were much older, leading them onto the theory of Sea Floor Spreading!
Which theory explains why rocks found on the ocean floor are younger than found on continents?
Sea Floor Spreading
How does sea floor spreading provides an explanation for how continents move over earth's surface?
Sea floor spreading provides a way for the continents to move over Earth's surface. Continents are carried by the widening sea floor. The molten rock from a rift cools, hardens, and then moves away in the opposite directions on both sides of the ridges. hope this helps :)
How does the movement of tectonic plates and continents relate?
When the plates drift apart through sea floor spreading, so do the continents
What is it called when the sea floor spreads out from both sides of a mid ocean ridge and moves towards continents?
sea floor spreading or divergent boudary
Which theory explains why rocks found on the ocean floor are younger than those. Found on continents?
Sea Floor Spreading
What are the steps in the sea floor spreading?
In sea-floor spreading,the sea floor spreads apart along both sides of the mid-ocean ridge as a new crust is added.As a result,the ocean floors move like conveyor belts,carrying the continents along with them.
Rock on the ocean floor provided the final proof of sea floor spreading with a record of?
theory that explains how continents reached their current place
What are steps in the process sea floor spreading?
In sea-floor spreading,the sea floor spreads apart along both sides of the mid-ocean ridge as a new crust is added.As a result,the ocean floors move like conveyor belts,carrying the continents along with them.
