Mid-ocean ridges occur where
A)plates are moving apart (diverging).
B)plates are converging.
C)plates are sliding past one another (transform boundaries).
D)the geographic middle of an ocean basic occurs.
E)at ocean-continent margins.

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Mid-ocean ridges occur at divergent boundaries where tectonic plates are moving apart. This creates a gap where magma rises up from the mantle and solidifies to form new oceanic crust.

Mid-Ocean Ridges Occur Where