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Sea-floor spreading is a valuable theory as it relates to plate tectonics because why?
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the spread of the ocean floor pushes the lithospheric plates around.
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∙ 12y agoThe spread of the ocean floor pushes the lithospheric plates around.
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Why does sea floor spreading have to happen in the sea?
Because of plate tectonics. Because it's 2 plates underwater that are moving apart. Magma rise up to where the 2 plates are separating to fill in the gap. Seafloor spreading occurs underwater.
Why can't someone feel the seafloor spreading?
We can't feel seafloor spreading because the ocean is super deep that the continents will not shake or burst in somewhat actions.
Why are the effects of subduction in the Pacific Plate more noticeable than the effects of seafloor spreading in the Atlantic?
Because the subduction of the Pacific Plate is very near to centres of human population at the edge of a continental plate, whereas the seafloor spreading in the Atlantic is in the middle of the ocean, far away from human habitation.
Why was the theory of seafloor spreading rejected?
Because he wasn't able to prove it he said that if the ocean floor is moving, then the continents might be moving also
What is seafloor spreading best described as?
sea floor spreading is were the earths crust is spreading under the ocean, going almost all the way around the earth, there are also volcanoes where the sea floor spreading, because of the magma coming up from the earth core
Why does floor spreading occur?
Because of plate tectonics. Because it's 2 plates underwater that are moving apart. Magma rise up to where the 2 plates are separating to fill in the gap. Seafloor spreading occurs underwater.
What is the relationship between platetectonics and seafloor spreading?
Plate tectonics is the theory that earth is made of plates that move slowly. Sea floor spreading is related to this because the split created in the sea floor is created by the plates moving apart.
Why does sea floor spreading have to happen in the sea?
Because of plate tectonics. Because it's 2 plates underwater that are moving apart. Magma rise up to where the 2 plates are separating to fill in the gap. Seafloor spreading occurs underwater.
Why can't someone feel the seafloor spreading?
We can't feel seafloor spreading because the ocean is super deep that the continents will not shake or burst in somewhat actions.
What evidence in rocks supports the theory seafloor spreading?
Convergence supports the theory of seafloor spreading. Samples of the deep ocean floor are evidence of seafloor spreading because the basaltic oceanic crust and overlapping sediment become younger as the mid-ocean ridge is approached. Also, the rock that makes up the floor of the ocean is younger than the continents.
What evidence in rock supports the theory of seafloor spreading?
Convergence supports the theory of seafloor spreading. Samples of the deep ocean floor are evidence of seafloor spreading because the basaltic oceanic crust and overlapping sediment become younger as the mid-ocean ridge is approached. Also, the rock that makes up the floor of the ocean is younger than the continents.
How does the theory of seafloor spreading and continental drift link together?
Because Justin Bieber ate a can of deoderant.
How does magnetic reversals provide evidence for seafloor spreading?
Because of the stripes at the sea floor which are magnetic minerals
How does seafloor spreading affect us?
seafloor spreading affects us with help from continental drift. seafloor spreading creates new seafloors, but moves the continents a few centimeters apart from each other every year. in many years, pangaea will become aeagnap, because the continents will become one big land again, but backwards, and will damage the faults and the only land we have severely.
What is seafloor spreading that ''helps'' the theory of continental drift?
How seafloor spreading helps to explain the theory of continental drift is that wegener couldn't explain why and waht force caused the continents to move and so seafloor spreading helps to explain the theory of continental drift because it shows the force that made the continents move and that was te only thing that wagener needed to prove his theory of continental drift............thanks
Why are the effects of subduction in the Pacific Plate more noticeable than the effects of seafloor spreading in the Atlantic?
Because the subduction of the Pacific Plate is very near to centres of human population at the edge of a continental plate, whereas the seafloor spreading in the Atlantic is in the middle of the ocean, far away from human habitation.
How did continental drift happen?
Continental Drift happened, when the tectonic plates in the earth shifted, and pushed the lithosphere up, causing our continents to split.
