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Sea Floor Spreading The Mid-ocean Ridge Vocabulary Mid-ocean ridge Sonar Sea-floor spreading Deep-ocean trench Subduction 60 years ago, in the 1950’s, Sonar was invented. Bats use it! So do dolphins! So Does Aquaman! How did sonar bring Wegner’s theory back to life? Sonar made it possible for us to observe the ocean floor. Scientists observed a large mountain chain running down the center of the Atlantic ocean. Scientists found that the mountain range connected with others and encircled the globe! Mapping the Mid-ocean Ridges Ridges connect and curve around the globe like a baseball Ridges lie