Seafloor Spreading Video

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Seafloor spreading video.

08 05 found by infinitearchive in geology of the sea floor. Seafloor spreading is the continuous process of forming new igneous rock at midocean ridges by injection of magma that forms new seafloor. This can result in an ever widening seafloor at the. March 31 2009 at 11 08 pm.

Video sharing camera phone video phone free upload. Seafloor spreading occurs along mid ocean ridges large mountain ranges rising from the ocean floor. In 1912 when alfred wegener proposed that the continents had once been joined together and had split apart the biggest weakness in his hypothesis was the. I m sorry you somehow found this.

A video clip featuring the discovery of seafloor spreading and its contribution to the development of the plate tectonics. A dynamic principle of geology was explained with harry hess discovery of sea floor spreading. The mid atlantic ridge for instance separates the north american plate from the eurasian plate and the south american plate from the african plate the east pacific rise is a mid ocean ridge that runs through the eastern pacific ocean and separates the pacific plate from the north american. This video has good graphics that show the student how the seafloor is spreading.

This video clip is hosted by bill nye.