What causes seafloor spreading?

Question

What causes seafloor spreading?
Responses

gas leaks
gas leaks

magma from convection currents
magma from convection currents

hurricanes
hurricanes

tsunamis
tsunamis

GPT 3.5 · Answer

tectonic plate movement

Answer

What causes seafloor spreading? Responses gas leaks gas leaks magma from convection currents magma from convection currents hurricanes hurricanes tsunamis tsunamis

GPT 3.5 · Answer

Seafloor spreading is primarily caused by the movement of tectonic plates. The magma from convection currents in the Earth's mantle rises to the surface at mid-ocean ridges, solidifies, and forms new oceanic crust, leading to the spreading of the seafloor.