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Which feature of Earth is created at mid-ocean ridges? O new island chain new underwater caves O new continents O new ocean floor​

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Answer: New ocean floor

Explanation: Mid-ocean ridges occur along divergent plate boundaries, where new ocean floor is created as the Earth's tectonic plates spread apart. As the plates separate, molten rock rises to the seafloor, producing enormous volcanic eruptions of basalt.

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