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Age of oceanic crust; youngest (red) is along spreading centers. Seafloor spreading is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.Seafloor spreading helps explain continental drift in the theory of plate tectonics.t the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (and in other areas), material from the upper mantle rises through the faults between oceanic plates to form new crust as the plates move away from each other, a phenomenon first observed as continental drift.
Image Credit: Main Image: Sea-floor spreading is the process in which the ocean floor is extended when two plates move apart. Plates are huge slabs into which the crust as well as the upper part of the mantle (the intermediate zones between the Earthâs crust and core) is divided.s a result, the age of the rocks increases as one move away from the rift-zone (place where the earthâs crust is pulled apart). The mid-oceanic ridge is the primary site for sea-floor spreading. Earthquakes and volcanoes are where sea-floor spreading occurs.