New crust forms: A. at the asthenosphere. B. near a convergent boundary. C. where two plates collide. D. at ocean ridges.

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Christine Whitehead

29 March, 00:43

New crust forms: A. at the asthenosphere. B. near a convergent boundary. C. where two plates collide. D. at ocean ridges.

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Atticus · Answer 1

I would say that new crust forms at mid-ocean ridges where the molten material from the mantle wells up to the surface of the ocean and is deposited on the ocean bottom so since it comes from the mantle it is new crust which didn't exist there before.

Lilly Klein · Answer 2

The answer is c ...