Which of the following is referring to a ridge push?
A) a plate sliding away from the topographically high ridge and pushing the plate outward
B) a plate subducting into the asthenosphere and the ridge pushing the asthenosphhere higher under the lithosphere
C) a plate being pushed into the asthenosphere from the lithospheric weight above it
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