Which statement describes the relationship between seafloor spreading and continental drift?

Seafloor spreading occurs when magma rises at mid-ocean ridges, cools, and forms new oceanic crust. This pushes older seafloor outward and helps move the tectonic plates, carrying the continents with them. Therefore, the statement that seafloor spreading causes the continents to move is correct; continents do not create new seafloor at the coast.

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