On This Map of the South Atlantic, Why Is the Mid-Ocean

question 10

Multiple Choice

On this map of the south Atlantic, why is the mid-ocean ridge in the center of the ocean?

• A) Subduction is consuming seafloor beneath both adjacent continents.
• B) Seafloor is added to both sides during seafloor spreading.
• C) Subduction has occurred under one and then another of the adjacent continents.
• D) Seafloor spreading has stopped in this area.

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