the East Pacific Rise Vine-Matthews-Morely hypothesis; explains relation of marine magnetic anomalies to seafloor spreading. References External links An explanation of relevant tectonic forces Mid-Oceanic ridge, like baseball seam (The Dynamic Earth, USGS) Ridge2000, Studying Mid-Ocean Ridges from Mantle to Microbe Coastal and oceanic landforms Physical oceanography Basalt Geological processes Plate tectonics Volcanic landforms Oceanographical terminology