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Each year, the Atlantic Ocean widens, causing north and South America to move farther away from Europe and Africa. True or false?
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Each year, the Atlantic Ocean widens, causing north and South America to move farther away from Europe and Africa. True or false?

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This is true because their tectonic plates move away from each other (they are divergent). Because of this there’s mid-Atlantic ridge in Atlantic Ocean.
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