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Seafloor spreading
Geological process at mid-ocean ridges / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seafloor spreading, or seafloor spread, is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
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