Answer:
B)away from the mid-ocean ridge
Explanation:
Seafloor spreading is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
The thin outermost layer of the solid Earth is called the crust. The correct option among all the options given in the question is the second option. The crust actually accounts for less than 1 percent of the volume of the Earth. The Earth can actually be divided into four parts and they are crust, mantle, outer core and inner core.
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