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Identify the product of seafloor spreading.

A.
tides
B.
sedimentary rock
C.
salt in the sea
D.
volcanic rock

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D. Volcanic rock heat spreads open
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D. Volcanic Rock

As tectonic plates slowly move away from each other, heat from the mantle's convection currents makes the crust more plastic and less dense. The less-dense material rises, often forming a mountain or elevated area of the seafloor. Eventually, the crust cracks.
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