How do mineral deposits form at divergent ocean plate boundaries?(1 point) Responses Metals dissolve in superheated water, forming minerals when the water cools. Metals dissolve in superheated water, forming minerals when the water cools. Underground heated water pulls minerals through cracks in the crust, forming veins of minerals. Underground heated water pulls minerals through cracks in the crust, forming veins of minerals. Deep underground minerals are lifted up by land movement and exposed by weathering and erosion. Deep underground minerals are lifted up by land movement and exposed by weathering and erosion. Heat and pressure change the chemical composition of rocks to form minerals.

Answer 1

At divergent ocean plate boundaries, mineral deposits primarily form because metals dissolve in superheated water, forming minerals when the water cools. This process occurs in hydrothermal vents, where water is heated by magma and rises through the ocean floor, carrying dissolved metals that precipitate and form mineral deposits as the water cools.