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Select all the correct answers. What happens at locations where magma convection currents flow away from one another?

a) Overlying, adjacent plates collide violently.
b) Groundwater rises to the surface.
c) New crust is formed along the boundary.
d) Oceanic plates slide beneath continental plates.
e) Overlying, adjacent plates are pulled apart.

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Final answer:

At divergent plate boundaries, where magma convection currents flow away from each other, new crust is formed and adjacent plates are pulled apart. The correct options are C and E.

Step-by-step explanation:

What happens at locations where magma convection currents flow away from one another? At these locations, known as divergent plate boundaries, the following processes occur:

  • (c) New crust is formed along the boundary, where magma rises to the surface, cools, and solidifies.
  • (e) Overlying, adjacent plates are pulled apart, creating space for magma to rise and form new crust.

The options (a) Overlying, adjacent plates collide violently, (b) Groundwater rises to the surface, and (d) Oceanic plates slide beneath continental plates are incorrect in this context as these processes are associated with convergent plate boundaries or other types of tectonic activities.

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