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How does a continent break apart to form an ocean basin?.
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How does a continent break apart to form an ocean basin?.

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Divergent plate boundaries in the ocean create mid-ocean ridges. This is where new seafloor is created by upwelling magma. Divergent plate boundaries rift a continent apart. Eventually a new ocean will form between the two continents.

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