Multiple Choice
The main idea of seafloor spreading is that
A) lithosphere floats on the asthenosphere.
B) new crust forms at a spreading center and old crust is recycled at a subduction zone.
C) new crust is magnetized according to the existing magnetic field.
D) the seafloor never stops growing.
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