Which mechanism initiates seafloor spreading at mid-ocean ridges?

💡 Explanation

Seafloor spreading starts with mantle convection divergence below the lithosphere because buoyant magma rises, causing plates to split; therefore, the ridge forms rather than by compression from tidal forces as plate divergence initiates the spreading.

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