What Would Probably Happen to the Small Piece of Continent

question 25

Multiple Choice

What would probably happen to the small piece of continent that was offshore in the middle of the ocean) ?

• A) it will be rifted in two, forming a new ocean basin
• B) it will be carried farther out to sea by seafloor spreading
• C) it will be carried toward and collide with the continent
• D) there was no small piece of continent offshore in the ocean

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