The correct answers are:
1. Mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys: These are long underwater mountain ranges that form as magma rises from the asthenosphere, creating new oceanic crust. This occurs at the divergent boundaries between two oceanic plates.
2. Rift zones or rift valleys: These are landforms that result from the separation of tectonic plates on continents. As the plates move apart, tensional forces cause the lithosphere to break and create a linear depression known as a rift zone or rift valley.
What types of structures form at divergent boundaries? Select the two correct answers
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