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Seafloor spreading causes the the continents of South America and Africa to move further apart each year. What type of plate boundary cause this crustal feature?

A. Subduction
B. Divergent Boundary
C. Convergent Boundary
D. Transform Boundary

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Seafloor spreading occurs at divergent plate boundaries.As tectonic plates slowly move away from each other, heat from the mantle's convection currents makes the crust more plastic and less dense.

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Divergent boundaries. I’m pretty sure cause I just learned about it
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