Plates are known to be moving away from each other __.
A) across mountain ranges like the Himalayan Mountains
B) across subduction zones
C) across mid-ocean ridges
D) across the stable interior of continents
E) along transform faults

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Mid-ocean ridges are spreading centers where new oceanic crust is being formed. As magma rises and solidifies, it pushes the existing plates away from each other. This process of seafloor spreading is responsible for the widening of the ocean basins and the movement of the continents over geologic time.

Plates Are Known to Be Moving Away from Each Other