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Which of these statements best describes the cause of this expansion?

A. Conductuion of heat from the mantle is expanding the crustal plates that hold the Alantic ocean
B. Convection within the mantle is bringing magma up to the crust in the middlw of the Atlantic Ocean,building new sea floor
C. As the crustal plates that hold the mainland of North America and Europe get older, they sink, causing the Atlanic Ocean to spread
D. At the mid-Atlantic Ridge, the crustal plates hold North America and Eurioe are colliding together, causing volcanic activivty and earthquakes
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User Bhaskar Dhariyal
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Answer:

B. Convection within the mantle is bringing magma up to the crust in the middlw of the Atlantic Ocean,building new sea floor. Do you have mrs cogliati?

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It gots to b bc I got it right.
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