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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Oceanic ridges form where magma rises through fissures in the sea floor, a process associated with seafloor spreading at divergent plate boundaries.

Plate Tectonics Causes Oceanic Ridges to Form Where ____