Question
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.
One is slipping under the other.
B.
They are pushing into each other.
C.
They are grinding along each other.
D.
They are moving away from each other.
Image courtesy of NASA GSFC
How are the sections of oceanic crust on either side of the ridge moving?
A.
One is slipping under the other.
B.
They are pushing into each other.
C.
They are grinding along each other.
D.
They are moving away from each other.
Answers
GPT-5 mini
D. They are moving away from each other.
Mid‑ocean ridges are divergent plate boundaries where magma rises, creates new oceanic crust, and the two plates spread apart (sea‑floor spreading).
Mid‑ocean ridges are divergent plate boundaries where magma rises, creates new oceanic crust, and the two plates spread apart (sea‑floor spreading).