The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle.
Sea floor spreading lessonsn.
A device that use sound waves to measure the distance to an object.
Since the new oceanic basins are shallower than the old oceanic basins the total capacity of the world s ocean basins decreases during times of active sea floor spreading.
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Alternatively this lesson can be taught after the concept of seafloor spreading so the evidence can be put into context.
Seafloor spreading occurs along mid ocean ridges large mountain ranges rising from the ocean floor.
Mid ocean ridges that add new material to the ocean floor.
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This choice is left up to the teacher depending on the reasoning skills of the students.
The differences in spreading rates affect not only the geometries of the ridges but also the geochemistry of the basalts that are produced.
When taught in series the lessons proceed in much the same way that scientists discovered seafloor spreading and plate tectonics.