Data collection in Ethiopia's Afar region suggests that this process may occur there, and some postulate that the evaporation inherent in the beginning of this process can create hydrocarbon reserves that may turn into fossil fuels.  
Data collection in Ethiopia's Afar region suggests that this process may occur there, and some postulate that the evaporation inherent in the beginning of this process can create hydrocarbon reserves that may turn into fossil fuels.  This process begins at areas known as triple junctions, in rift valleys.  This idea postulated by Princeton's Harry Hess refutes Alfred Wegener's idea that continental plates "plow" through their oceanic counterparts; this theory centers on convection currents in the asthenosphere, and its namesake action is driven by the creation of oceanic crust.  For 10 points, name this theory that suggests that continental drift is driven by action at mid-ocean ridges.
Data collection in Ethiopia's Afar region suggests that this process may occur there, and some postulate that the evaporation inherent in the beginning of this process can create hydrocarbon reserves that may turn into fossil fuels.  
{sea-floor spreading}