Two tectonic plates move towards each other, causing a sudden drop in the ocean floor that can be miles deep.
• Two tectonic plates move away from each other, causing them to push up against each
• Two tectonic plates move towards each other, causing one plate to slip under the other.
• Two tectonic plates move away from each other, causing lava to spew out of the ground
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The statement that best describes how a ridge forms is:
Two tectonic plates move away from each other, causing lava to spew out of the ground.
This process occurs at mid-ocean ridges where tectonic plates diverge, allowing magma from the mantle to rise and create new crust.
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