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likeabossssssss (likeabossssssss):

What feature will form as a result of the movement displayed in this illustration? A. island arc B. trench C. oceanic rift valley D. continental rift valley c

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OpenStudy (agl202):

Correct :) A mid-ocean ridge or mid-oceanic ridge is an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics. This uplifting of the ocean floor occurs when convection currents rise in the mantle beneath the oceanic crust and create magma where two tectonic plates meet at a divergent boundary.

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