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The Theory of Sea Floor Spreading Page 99
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Sea Floor Spreading Harry Hess (1960) as the ocean floor spreads apart, new crust material rises from the mantle and creates new sea floor to fill the “hole.”
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HESS (1960) Sea floor spreading Continents were moving (as Wegener had proposed) Evidence 1. 2. 3.
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1. The discovery of the Mid- ocean Ridge Scientists mapped 47,000 miles of underwater volcanic ridges by using sonar
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Map of Mid-ocean Ridges
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2. Ocean floor shows Magnetic Poles reversing
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3. Ocean floor samples—older crust is further away from ridges
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