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The image below shows a mid-ocean ridge.

Image courtesy of NASA GSFC

How are the sections of oceanic crust on either side of the ridge moving?
A.
They are pushing into each other.
B.
One is slipping under the other.
C.
They are moving away from each other.
D.
They are grinding along each other.

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
1 month ago

C. They are moving away from each other.

At a mid-ocean ridge, new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates move apart from each other, causing the oceanic crust on either side of the ridge to spread away.