Plates Are Known to Be Moving Away from Each Other

question 48

Multiple Choice

Plates are known to be moving away from each other __.

• A) across mountain ranges like the Himalayan Mountains
• B) across subduction zones
• C) across mid-ocean ridges
• D) across the stable interior of continents
• E) along transform faults

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