Among the following choices, the closest match for the East Pacific Rise is ________.

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The East Pacific Rise is a mid-oceanic ridge located along the floor of the eastern Pacific Ocean. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a similar ridge that runs down the center of the Atlantic Ocean. Both ridges are areas where tectonic plates are moving apart from each other and new oceanic crust is being formed. The San Andreas Fault is a transform boundary between two tectonic plates in California, the Appalachian Mountains are a mountain range in the eastern United States, and the Mariana Trench is a deep oceanic trench located in the western Pacific Ocean. None of these landforms are directly related to the East Pacific Rise.

Among the Following Choices, the Closest Match for the East