Sea floor __________ involves plates under the ocean moving farther apart and colliding with continental plates that are then pushed away or toward each other.

The process in which oceanic plates move apart and new seafloor forms is called seafloor spreading. The description points to “spreading,” which is choice C. “Drifting,” “movement,” and “shifting” are general terms, not the specific name of this process.

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