Plate Tectonics Causes Oceanic Ridges to Form Where ____

question 62

Multiple Choice

Plate tectonics causes oceanic ridges to form where ____.

• A) continental plates collide
• B) shallow seas dry up
• C) magma rises through fissures in the sea floor
• D) old oceanic crust sinks below continental crust
• E) subduction uplifts continental crust

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