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Sea-floor spreading is the process in which the ocean floor is extended when two plates move apart. As the plates move apart, the rocks break and form a crack between the plates. Earthquakes occur along the plate boundary.
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Seafloor spreading - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Seafloor spreading 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 d...
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Sea-floor spreading along the midoceanic ridge. ... Sea-floor spreading occurs where oceanic plates are diverging from one another. Magma rises along a rift zone and spreads out at the surface building new sea floor. As a result, the age of the rocks increases as one moves away from the rift zone.
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Once the students have read throught the introductory information, there are nine "suggestions" to complete. It is prudent to make certain, early on, that the students understand the basic concepts of sea-floor spreading.
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How to Build a Model Illustrating Sea-Floor Spreading and Subduction ... Sea-floor Spreading Model Directions ... The process of sea-floor spreading created the lithosphere under the Atlantic Ocean. As North America and South America moved away from Europe and Africa, the resulting crack was filled by mantle material,
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Plate Tectonics and Sea-Floor Spreading, Subduction Zones, "Hot Spots", and the "Ring of Fire" ... Background and Information ... Seafloor Spreading - Description...
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DESCRIPTION: "Ring of Fire", Plate Tectonics, Sea-Floor Spreading, Subduction Zones, "Hot Spots" ... From: Noson, Qamar, and Thorsen, 1988, Washington State Earthquake Hazards: Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Information Circular 85...
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