KnowraSeafloor spreadingLinked fromLinked fromThe 70 pages that link to Seafloor spreading, each with the reason it gives.All 70Broader topic 3Related 55Narrower topic 10Compared with 2Continental riftingNarrower topic: Continental rifting can progress into this process once a new ocean basin forms.East Pacific RiseNarrower topic: It is the process that drives crust formation along the rise.Gulf of CaliforniaNarrower topic: It helps explain the young oceanic crust beneath the gulf’s central basins.Deep Sea Drilling ProjectNarrower topic: The project tested this process by measuring the ages of sediments above oceanic crust.Juan de Fuca RidgeNarrower topic: This ridge is a site where seafloor spreading creates the Juan de Fuca Plate.Southeast Indian RidgeNarrower topic: This process creates new crust along the ridge as the plates move apart.Pacific–Antarctic RidgeNarrower topic: At this ridge, spreading separates the Pacific and Antarctic plates and creates new seafloor.Scotia SeaNarrower topic: Spreading helped open the Scotia Sea basin as the surrounding plates shifted.Southwest Indian RidgeNarrower topic: Divergence across the ridge creates new crust and carries it away from the spreading axis.Central Indian RidgeNarrower topic: This ridge is a site where seafloor spreading creates Indian Ocean crust.