Question

which statement describes the relationship between seafloor spreading and continental drift?
○ as the seafloor spreading occurs, the continents do not move.
○ as the continents move, they pull the seafloor with them.
○ as the continents move, they create new seafloor at the coast.
○ as the seafloor spreading occurs, the continents move.

Explanation:

Seafloor spreading is the process where new oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridges and pushes older crust outward. This outward movement of the seafloor drives the movement of the continents that sit atop the tectonic plates, which is continental drift. The other options are incorrect: continents do move during seafloor spreading, continents are not pulling the seafloor, and new seafloor forms at ridges not coasts.

Answer:

D. As the seafloor spreading occurs, the continents move.