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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

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What did the magnetic strips prove in seafloor spreading?

They proved that the seafloor was spreading.


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Seafloor spreading begins when?

Seafloor spreading is triggered by a rift in a continental land mass.


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What does seafloor spreading have to do with the theory of continental drift?

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What term best describes the geologic event taking place in the above illustration?

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Does seafloor spreading hold the plates in place?

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