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seafloor spreading

process at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge
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seafloor spreading

Summary

seafloor spreading is a scientific model[1]. It draws 379 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_model category, ranking #19 of 74).[2]

Key Facts

  • seafloor spreading's instance of is recorded as scientific model[3].
  • seafloor spreading is a type of geological process[4].
  • seafloor spreading's Commons category is recorded as Sea-floor spreading[5].
  • seafloor spreading's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologicprocess/Spreading[6].

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Definition and Type

seafloor spreading's instance of is recorded as scientific model[3]. It is a type of geological process[4].

Why It Matters

seafloor spreading draws 379 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_model category, ranking #19 of 74).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → geological process
    Instance of → scientific model
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologicprocess/Spreading"
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