ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES:

  When seafloor spreads, it can result to the formation of new underwater

mountains or geological features. Take, for example, the Red Sea, which was
formed when the African and Arabian plates separated. However, studies have
revealed that it has a number of negative environmental consequences, including
increasing sea levels, earthquakes, and other natural disasters. The expansion of
the seafloor can result in a plethora of other dangerous natural events. The ocean
crust's borders, for example, can occasionally collide with an active margin plate,
resulting in an earthquake or even increased volcanic activity. The spread of the
seafloor has the potential to alter sea levels tremendously. When oceanic crust
breaks off from mid-ocean ridges, it can descend even more, resulting to the
decrease of sea level or also called as seawater decline.

Over and above that, magma that resides deep within the Earth contains large
quantities of carbon dioxide. CO2 escapes from plate edges as magma rises to the
surface during volcanic activity, just like in oceanic ridges where volcanoes are
abundant. Most CO2 enters the atmosphere at the margins of divergent plates
where the hot magma carrying CO2 erupts right into the ocean water.    These parts
are called ocean ridges and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a well-known example.

Furthermore, the borders of converging plates, where subducting plates melt

and generate molten lava that rises to the surface in mountain belt and island arc
volcanoes, are another possible source of CO2 entering the atmosphere. CO2 is
actively spewed into the atmosphere by these active volcanoes. Another place
where enormous amounts of CO2 may be released into the atmosphere is
volcanoes generated by hot areas on the ocean floor. A good illustration of this is
the Hawaiian Islands. Scientists have also discovered that the rate at which Carbon
dioxide is emitted into the environment as a result of these processes, is strongly
impacted by the rate at which continental drift occurs. The amount of Carbon
dioxide that is emitted into the atmosphere is determined by the pace at which it
spreads. More lava is generated when seafloor spreading advances, releasing
more CO2 into the sky and contributing to global warming.

This signifies that seafloor spreading also has its pros and cons. Not only that it
creates new geological structures, it can also heavily affect the environment.