How does the discovery of seafloor spreading help to explain the mechanism behind why plates move? Explain your answer.

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http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/PlateTectonics/description_plate_tectonics.html

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/nemo/explorer/concepts/spreading.html
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