Seafloor spreading occurs along mid ocean ridges large mountain ranges rising from the ocean floor.
Sea floor spreading geology definition.
The mid atlantic ridge for instance separates the north american plate from the eurasian plate and the south american plate from the african plate the east pacific rise is a mid ocean ridge that runs through the eastern pacific ocean and separates the pacific plate from the north american.
Spreading rate is the rate at which an ocean basin widens due to seafloor spreading.
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Spreading rates determine if the ridge is fast intermediate or slow.