what do you call the formation of new ocean floor caused by movement of ocean Nick plates away from each other as magma from the mantle continuously flows between the plates

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Craig Vang

Geography

10 January, 08:32

what do you call the formation of new ocean floor caused by movement of ocean Nick plates away from each other as magma from the mantle continuously flows between the plates

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Aubree Alexander · Answer 1

A divergent Plate boundary is where new ocean floor is created.

Extra: A convergent plate boundary (Oceanic-Oceanic, Oceanic-Continental, Continental-Continental) is where crust is destroyed.