what are the two main processes that drive plate tectonic
1 Seafloor spreading is one of the two major processes of plate tectonics, the other being subduction. 2  Seafloor spreading is the continuous process of forming new igneous rock at midocean ridges by injection of magma that forms new seafloor. Seafloor spreading is one of the two major processes of plate tectonics, the other being subduction. 2  Seafloor spreading is the continuous process of forming new igneous rock at midocean ridges by injection of magma that forms new seafloor.