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Was the theory of sea floor spreading proved?
Yes, the theory of sea floor spreading was confirmed through the discovery of mid-ocean ridges, magnetic striping patterns on the ocean floor, and the study of ages of oceanic crust. This evidence supported the idea that new crust is continually created at mid-ocean ridges and spreads away from them.
What evidence can prove that the ocean floor was moving?
Oceanic crust that was farther away from a mid-ocean ridge was older that crust closer to the ridge
Why was the discovery of no rocks older than 2billion years old on the ocean floor so important?
It is an indication that the ocean floor is moving, being created by rifting and destroyed by subduction, thus providing evidence of plate tectonics and continental drift.
What is sea floor spreading and what evidence do we have to prove it is happening?
Magnetic minerals on the ocean floor.
What is the name of the ship that collected rock samples that proved the ocean floor is younger near the mid-ocean ridge?
Glomar challenger
How do scientist know that the continents are moving?
the ocean sea floor is spreading
How a prediction and then evidence of magnetism in rocks on the ocean floor proved that the seafloor spreads?
The Earth's magnetic reversals have been recorded in newly forming oceanic seafloor basalt by the orientation of magnetic minerals which become frozen in place as the magma hardens. When the next reversal occurs, it as well becomes part of the ocean floor magnetic record.
What does produce when sea floor spreading occur?
An ocean because when the ocean spread out the ocean floor is moving and becoming large but because also of the sinking of the ocean floor it 's not becoming larger it's just maintaining it own size. lyssa
What is on the ocean floor if the tectonic plates are moving towards each other?
a trench
What evidence did exploration of the ocean floor reveal to further support Wegener's theory?
Exploration of the ocean floor revealed the presence of mid-ocean ridges, deep-sea trenches, and underwater mountain ranges. These features provided supporting evidence for Wegener's theory of continental drift by showing that the seafloor was in fact spreading and new crust was being formed at mid-ocean ridges. This supported the idea that the Earth's crust was not stationary but moving, as Wegener had proposed.
What are two pieces evidence for cracks in the ocean floor?
molten material and drilling samples
What are some features of the ocean floor that provide evidence for plate tectonics?
they found fossils
