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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Konner Pham

Biology

12 December, 20:53

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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Laylah Davis · Answer 1

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.

Caitlyn Wood · Answer 2

Form when diverging

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