Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.
A) rift valley
B) oceanic trench
C) rifting
D) seafloor spreading
E) divergent plate boundary

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Words A, C, D, and E are all related to the concept of plate tectonics, specifically the process of continental drift and the movement of plates away from one another. Word B, on the other hand, refers to a deep depression in the ocean floor where one tectonic plate is subducting beneath another. It is not directly related to the concept of divergent plate boundaries, and thus does not fit the pattern.

Examine the Five Words And/or Phrases and Determine the Relationship