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Plate tectonics can lead to new ecosystems near the ocean floor. Arrange the steps of this process in the correct order.

Plate tectonics can lead to new ecosystems near the ocean floor. Arrange the steps-example-1
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Step-by-step explanation:

1.) the oceanic lithosphere cools as it ages and becomes denser 2.) the plate sinks into the mantle, forming a trench and pulling the rest of the plate along behind it3.) the plates separate at the mid-ocean ridge4.) the fresh magma wells up from the mantle

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