What Statement Most Accurately Describes the Theory of Seafloor Spreading

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Multiple Choice

What statement most accurately describes the theory of seafloor spreading?

• A)Subduction zones produce oceanic crust that moves away from these zones by seafloor spreading toward mid-oceanic ridges where it is consumed.
• B)Oceanic crust continuously forms across the seafloor and is moved by subduction zones toward mid-oceanic ridges where it is consumed.
• C)Oceanic crust continuously forms at mid-oceanic ridges, moves away from these ridges by seafloor spreading, and is consumed at subduction zones.
• D)Earth's molten core material erupts at mid-oceanic ridges, moves away from these ridges by seafloor spreading, and is consumed at subduction zones.
• E)Subduction zones force oceanic crust to spread across the seafloor before being consumed at a fault valley.

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