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16. How are convection currents in the asthenosphere associated with mid-ocean ridges?

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Answer: GoodMorning: ) Ok so this happens When two oceanic plates are pushed away from each other, magma rises to the surface between the plates and creates a ridge.

Explanation: In places where convection currents rise up towards the crust's surface, tectonic plates move away from each other in a process known as seafloor spreading (Fig. 7.21). Hot magma rises to the crust's surface, cracks develop in the ocean floor, and the magma pushes up and out to form mid-ocean ridges.

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