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Ridges, parallel to the axis of spreading, are formed in the ocean floor as hot lava moves up to fill the gap then cools when it comes in contact with sea water.
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What do frequent earthquakes in an area indicate?
Sea floor spreading.
How do earthquake patterns show evidence for sea floor spreading?
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What does the presence of the sea floor spreading indicate?
a divergent plate boundary.
How are earthquake patterns used to provide evidence of sea floor spreading?
By using a siesmograph.
Why is it important that a model for sea floor spreading has identical patterns of stripes on both sides of the center slit?
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What is a spreading center on the ocean floor?
sea floor-spreading..;)
Why did arthur Holmes think the sea floor was spreading?
Spreading Of ocean floor
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor?
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Where sea floor spreading occurs?
Sea floor spreading occurs at the mid ocean ridges.
Where does sea floor spreading occur?
Sea floor spreading occurs at mid-ocean ridges.
How are magnetic patterns in sea floor rock evidence of seafloor spreading?
Magnetic alignment of rocks, in alternating strips that run parallel to ridges, indicates reversals in Earth's magnetic field and provides further evidence of seafloor spreading.
How do you use sea-floor spreading in a sentence?
The Super Continent was broken apart, in part by sea-floor spreading.Scientists discovered that sea-floor spreading continues to move the continents.Sea-floor spreading can be measured using specialized equipment.
