At the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, magma (sinks beneath, rises from) Earth's crust, pushing the North American plate and the Eurasian plate (away from, toward) each other. Because of the movement of the plates, the Atlantic Ocean continuously becomes (wider, narrower).

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At the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, magma rises from Earth's crust, pushing the North American plate and the Eurasian plate away from each other. Because of the movement of the plates, the Atlantic Ocean continuously becomes wider.