Which Two Tectonic Plates Are Slowly Separating from Each Other

question 91

Multiple Choice

Which two tectonic plates are slowly separating from each other on Earth's surface along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the South Atlantic? (See Figure 6-9a,Comins,Discovering the Essential Universe,6th ed.)

• A) the African and Eurasian plates
• B) the Nazca and Pacific plates
• C) the South American and African plates
• D) the Pacific and Australia-India plates

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