Seafloor Spreading
Published on Nov 24, 2015
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Seafloor Spreading is caused by two moving plates.
Seafloor Spreading
Takes Place
At the mid-ocean ridges, produces basalt, and the rock makes up the oceanic crust.
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Seafloor spreading is the repeating process of forming new igneous rock at mid-ocean ridges by injection of magma that forms new seafloor.
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Seafloor Spreading occurs through volcanic activity, and then they gradually move away from the ridge.
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Basaltic magma rises up the fractures and cools on the ocean floor to form new sea floor.
Rift Valley
Lowland between highlands or mountain ranges created by action of a geologic rift or fault
Largest Rift Valleys in the World
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and
East Pacific Ridge.
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