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Definition of Seafloor Spreading
File Name m00001.txt.284.definition.seafloor.spreading.pdf
Data Type text
Computer Program Microsoft Word 2003
File Size 34.00 KB - 2 files [ pdf,doc ]
Expert Level High School (Grade 9-12)
Contributor ERESE Database Team
Source Enduring Resources for Earth Science Education (ERESE)
Resource Matrix Seafloor Spreading
Description
A text definition of seafloor spreading; including the production of symmetrical oceanic crust on both sides of the mid-ocean ridge as well as the magnetic qualities of rising magma as it cools. The discovery of magnetic anomalies on the seafloor was described, in addition to their usefulness in calculating spreading rate and other geologic processes.
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