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Segments of the oceanic ridge system that are gentler and less rugged in slope due to faster rates of seafloor spreading are called:

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Oceanic ridges and rises.

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  • The divergence caused by the movement do the mid-oceanic ridges system and ongoing process of the seafloor spreading takes gentler and ore rugged forms and as a result of this there is a continuous spreading of the seafloor and rising of the ridges takes place and uplifting of the ocean floor due to the convective currents that comes from below.
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