"The Great Seafloor Spreading Quest"

What process is primarily responsible for the formation of new oceanic crust?

• A. Subduction

• B. Seafloor spreading

• C. Earthquake activity

• D. Mountain formation

Which mid-ocean ridge is considered the longest mountain range in the world?

• A. Andes Mountains

• B. Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• C. Himalayas

• D. East Pacific Rise

What type of plate boundary is associated with seafloor spreading?

• A. Convergent

• B. Transform

• C. Divergent

• D. Subduction

Which of the following supports the theory of seafloor spreading?

• A. Older rocks are near mid-ocean ridges

• B. Magnetic stripes on the ocean floor

• C. Thinner crust near continents

• D. Fossils found in the abyssal plain

What happens to the age of oceanic crust as you move away from the mid-ocean ridge?

• A. It stays the same

• B. It gets older

• C. It becomes younger

• D. It disappears