The Main Way New Oceanic Crust Is Created Is By

question 121

Multiple Choice

The main way new oceanic crust is created is by:

• A) eruption of lavas and solidification of magmas at depth
• B) sediment scraped off a subducting slab
• C) continents that subside below sea level
• D) continental rifting, before the continents separate
• E) magmas along an ocean-continent convergent boundary

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