Mid-ocean ridges, such as the mid-Atlantic ridge, normally form when tectonic plates are:

1) converging

2) diverging

3) stationary

4) sliding past each other

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Biology

Julissa Mayo

5 January, 22:18

Mid-ocean ridges, such as the mid-Atlantic ridge, normally form when tectonic plates are:

1) converging

2) diverging

3) stationary

4) sliding past each other

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Rogelio Saunders · Answer 1

Rogelio Saunders 5 January, 23:47

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Form when diverging

Dulce · Answer 2

2) diverging

Explanation:

Mid-ocean ridges occur along divergent plate boundaries, where new ocean floor is created as the Earth's tectonic plates spread apart. As the plates separate, molten rock rises to the seafloor, producing enormous volcanic eruptions of basalt.

Mid-ocean ridges, such as the mid-Atlantic ridge, normally form when tectonic plates are:1) converging2) diverging3) stationary4) sliding past each other

Mid-ocean ridges, such as the mid-Atlantic ridge, normally form when tectonic plates are:

1) converging

2) diverging

3) stationary

4) sliding past each other