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What is ocean-floor spreading?

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Anonymous

8y ago
Updated: 2/15/2022

Seafloor spreading is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge. Seafloor spreading helps explain continental drift in the theory of plate tectonics.

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