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Divergent plate boundaries result when the earth's plates _____.

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when rising convection current of magma occurs and push the plate apart.

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When tectonic plates move apart, magma from the mantle flows to the surface and hardens, filling in the gaps torn open by the diverging plate boundaries.

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