The term and concept of seafloor spreading (see figure below)was developed by ________.
A)Hess and Dietz
B)Hess and Wegener
C)Wegener and Dietz
D)Wegener

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The term and concept of seafloor spreading (see figure below)was developed by ________. 
A)Hess and Dietz 
B)Hess and Wegener 
C)Wegener and Dietz 
D)Wegener

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Seafloor spreading was developed by Harry Hess and Robert Dietz in the early 1960s. Hess proposed that new seafloor was created at mid-ocean ridges and that the seafloor moved away from the ridge crest, carrying the continents with it. This concept became known as seafloor spreading.

The Term and Concept of Seafloor Spreading (See Figure Below)was