Which of the following is NOT closely associated with the large system of ridges on the ocean floors?
A) seafloor spreading
B) transform faults
C) island arcs
D) upwelling of magma
E) rift zones

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Island arcs are not closely associated with the large system of ridges on the ocean floors. Island arcs are curved chains of active volcanoes located at a tectonic boundary where one oceanic plate subducts under another plate. Ridges on the ocean floor are mostly associated with seafloor spreading, transform faults, upwelling of magma, and rift zones.

Which of the Following Is NOT Closely Associated with the Large