To Do To Answer
Complete the activity
  • How do the ages of rocks on the seafloor vary?
  • What causes these differences?
Build a model of the seafloor
  • How does this model describe seafloor spreading and the features of the seafloor?
Watch the Drain the Ocean documentary
  • Complete the attached worksheet.
Read about Seafloor Spreading
  • What is the Mid-ocean Ridge?
  • Using the interactive map on this page, how are the locations of spreading centers, plates, earthquakes and volcanoes related?
  • Where does all the "extra" seafloor go?