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Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics

Question 2 • FHS 2016 TX-Earth and Space Science

A geologic feature of divergent plate boundaries in oceanic crust is the formation of

Answer
A
trenches.
B
fossils.
C
U-shaped valleys.
D
rift valleys.

Explanation

At an oceanic divergent boundary, tectonic plates move apart. Magma rises into the gap and cools to form new oceanic crust, creating a mid-ocean ridge with a central rift valley. Trenches are generally associated with subduction, not divergence, so the correct choice is rift valleys.

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