________ The formation of new oceanic crust pushes the existing oceanic crust apart.

_________ Subduction: the oceanic crust is forced under the thicker continental crust.
_________ The heat from the core warms the rocks in the mantle, partially melting them.
_________ Oceanic crust is melted as it enters the hot mantle, some of the magma travels back through the
continental crust, forming a volcano.
_________ As the rock partially melts it begins to rise through the mantle due to the process of convection.
_________ Heated rocks from the mantle force apart weak points in the crust and cool quickly on the ocean floor,
creating new oceanic crust.
_________ The cycle repeats and a pattern of motion forms.

_________ The formation of new oceanic crust pushes the existing oceanic crust apart.
_________ Subduction: the oceanic crust is forced under the thicker continental crust.
_________ The heat from the core warms the rocks in the mantle, partially melting them.
_________ Oceanic crust is melted as it enters the hot mantle, some of the magma travels back through the
continental crust, forming a volcano.
_________ As the rock partially melts it begins to rise through the mantle due to the process of convection.
_________ Heated rocks from the mantle force apart weak points in the crust and cool quickly on the ocean floor,
creating new oceanic crust.
_________ The cycle repeats and a pattern of motion forms.