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Who is explained Sea floor spreading ?

AAlfred Wagner

BHarry Hess

CArthur Holmes

DNone of the above

Answer:

B. Harry Hess

Read Explanation:

  • New seafloors are formed as a result of the cooling of magma at plate boundaries as it escapes through rifts. This phenomenon is called sea floor spreading

  • Sea floor spreading was explained by Harry Hess (1961).

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