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Anika [276]
2 years ago
6

What most likely happens when lithospheric plates move apart deep below the ocean?

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2 answers:
mojhsa [17]2 years ago
8 0

Answer: Subduction happens and one plate moves below the other. Magma seeps up along plate boundaries and forms mountains.

Explanation:

Licemer1 [7]2 years ago
4 0
The answer would be subduction happens when one plate moves below anothe
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