Which concept is described in the theory proposed by Hess?

Harry Hess proposed the theory of seafloor spreading: new oceanic crust forms as magma rises at mid-ocean ridges and moves outward. Therefore, mid-ocean ridges are sites of seafloor spreading. Trenches are generally where older oceanic crust sinks back into the mantle, not where new seafloor spreads.

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