The spreading apart of the Earth's crust by magma rising between fractures in the Earth's plates is
A) subduction.
B) rifting.
C) laterization.
D) overthrusting.
E) exfoliation.

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The spreading apart of the Earth's crust by magma rising between fractures in the Earth's plates is called rifting. This process can eventually lead to the formation of new ocean basins.

The Spreading Apart of the Earth's Crust by Magma Rising