New ocean crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges where tectonic plates are diverging (spreading apart).
mid-ocean ridge
New oceanic crust is continually being created at the Mid-Ocean ridges.
New oceanic crust is continually being created at the Mid-Ocean ridges.
No, the theory is that Seafloor spreading state that the new ocean crust is formed at ocean ridges and is destroyed at deep sea trenches.
Ocean crust is formed at seafloor spreading centers. One example of this is the Mid-Atlantic ridge.
Oceanic crust is generally much younger. New ocean crust is constantly being formed.
Yes, the process that creates oceanic crust on a mid-ocean ridge is called "seafloor spreading". seafloor spreading creates a new oceanic crust that forms on the mid-ocean ridge.
New crust is formed at divergent boundaries. While an equal volume of new crust is forming the Earth still remains the same size.
This would be called a Spreading center, or a divergent plate boundary.
because the molten rock cools in the water and forms a oceanic crust
Yes, the process that creates oceanic crust on a mid-ocean ridge is called "seafloor spreading". seafloor spreading creates a new oceanic crust that forms on the mid-ocean ridge.