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    Continental Drift Is the Hypothesis That the Sea Floor Forms
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Continental Drift Is the Hypothesis That the Sea Floor Forms

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Continental drift is the hypothesis that the sea floor forms at the crest of the mid-oceanic ridge, then moves horizontally away from the ridge crest.

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