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Which is a result of seafloor spreading?

A magma piles up on top of the plates involvedmagma piles up on top of the plates involved


B earthquakes occur along the edge of the larger plate earthquakes occur along the edge of the larger plate


C the plates involved grow in size as the ocean floor extendsthe plates involved grow in size as the ocean floor extends


D the plates involved are cracked on the surface

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Seafloor spreading creates new crust. Subduction destroys old crust. The two forces roughly balance each other, so the shape and diameter of the Earth remain constant.

Which is a result of seafloor spreading? A magma piles up on top of the plates involvedmagma-example-1
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Answer: C

I know it’s not A nor B and I don’t think it’s D so C because the ocean floor is extending.
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