ESC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-4: Seafloor Spreading, Seismic Wave, Divergent Boundary
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Hypothe s is a n a tte mpt to e xpla in a phe nome na . It is a propos a l, a gue s s us e d to unde rs ta nd a nd/or pre dict s ome thing. The s udde n re le a s e of e ne rgy ca us e s the s e is mic wa ve s tha t ma ke the ground s ha ke . Whe n two blocks of rock/pla te s rub a ga ins t e a ch othe r, the y s tick a little . Afte r a while , the y bre a k be ca us e of a ll the pre s s ure , ca us ing a n e a rthqua ke . A typica l ra te of s e a floor s pre a ding in the atla ntic oce a n is.
