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There is a mid ocean ridge that forms because the hot magma is lighter (less dense than the colder magma. The ridge is located at the spreading center. There are magnetic anomalies that can be thought of as stripes that mirror each other on either side of the spreading center. There are remnants of the pipes that form from upwelling hot springs (black smokers). There are pillow basalts that form from sudden cooling as it encounters sea water. It is generally rugged and rocky near the spreading center but tends to be more covered with sediments as you move away from it.
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What would most likely be caused by A tsunami?
seafloor spreading
What features of the seafloor are caused by turbidity currents?
submarine canyons
What did the magnetic strips prove in seafloor spreading?
They proved that the seafloor was spreading.
How to Diagram the process of seafloor spreading?
A diagram that shows how seafloor spreading works.
Which force is responsible for seafloor spreading?
Gravity in the oceanic crust is responsible for seafloor spreading.
What caused the Atlantic ocean to widen?
seafloor spreading
What would most likely be caused by A tsunami?
seafloor spreading
How does seafloor spreading explain continental drift?
Seafloor spreading is caused by two plates moving apart. This is caused by plate tectonics. Continental drift is also caused by plate tectonics. Therefore, we can conclude that continental drift is related to seafloor spreading. When the plates move, it carries the continents with it, and thus the continents drift away from each other.
What kinds of ocean currents might cause seafloor spreading?
Ocean currents have no effect whatsoever. Seafloor spreading is caused by convection currents in the rock of the earth's mantle.
What features of the seafloor are caused by turbidity currents?
submarine canyons
What did the magnetic strips prove in seafloor spreading?
They proved that the seafloor was spreading.
How to Diagram the process of seafloor spreading?
A diagram that shows how seafloor spreading works.
Seafloor spreading begins when?
Seafloor spreading is triggered by a rift in a continental land mass.
Which force is responsible for seafloor spreading?
Gravity in the oceanic crust is responsible for seafloor spreading.
Process that forms new seafloor?
Seafloor Spreading
What does seafloor spreading have to do with the theory of continental drift?
Seafloor Spreading helped move the Continents to their current location.
What does magma have to do with seafloor spreading?
When seafloor spreading occurs, it pushes the underground magma up though the new crust, creating a sort of volcano out of the new crust. Magma is a very important part in seafloor spreading. :]
