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Sea floor spreading 2 oceanic plates coming apart
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Name one spreading center?
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a spreading center located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
What is a spreading center on the ocean floor?
sea floor-spreading..;)
At what boundary does sea-floor spreading occur?
Consider. In sea-floor spreading, the plates are spreading apart; in other words diverging. So sea-floor spreading occurs at a divergent boundary,
What is the difference in spreading center earthquakes and subduction zone?
Spreading center earthquakes are always shallow, subduction zone earthquakes can be very deep.Spreading center earthquakes are typically of lower magnitude than subduction zone earthquakes.
What is another name for spreading center?
divergent plate boundary
What types of volcanoes are formed at spreading centers?
Volcanoes at spreading centers is referred to as spreading center volcanism. This usually takes place on mid-oceanic ridges where the plates diverge.
What happens to the age of the rocks of the sea floor as you travel from a spreading center towards a coast line?
As you travel from a spreading center towards a coastline, the age of the sea floor rocks increases. Newly formed rocks at the spreading center are younger, while older rocks are found further away from the center, as they have been pushed away over time by the continuous process of seafloor spreading. This results in a pattern where the youngest rocks are closest to the ridge, and the oldest are nearer to the continental margins.
What is a spreading?
It is a center at the bottom of the ocean that occurs at mid-ocean ridges
What is spreading centers?
It is a center at the bottom of the ocean that occurs at mid-ocean ridges
What is the center of a ripple called?
The center of a ripple is called the focal point. This is where the disturbance that creates the ripple originates, spreading outwards in concentric circles.
Why is the Earth's sea floor spreading?
some can see how its spreading because no one knows
Why is it important that a model for sea floor spreading has identical patterns of stripes on both sides of the center slit?
It is important for the model to have identical patterns of stripes on both sides of the center slit because it demonstrates that new crust is being formed at the center of the ridge and spreading out equally in opposite directions. This helps support the theory of plate tectonics and the process of sea floor spreading. If the stripes were not symmetrical, it would suggest irregularities in the process and raise questions about the validity of the model.
