Which two tectonic plates are slowly separating from each other on Earth's surface along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the South Atlantic? (See Figure 6-9a,Comins,Discovering the Essential Universe,6th ed.)
A) the African and Eurasian plates
B) the Nazca and Pacific plates
C) the South American and African plates
D) the Pacific and Australia-India plates
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