Question R8 Q6 - NSB MS 2010

Which of the following is true about divergent plate boundaries where the lithosphere is being pushed and pulled apart?

W) They only occur along the seafloor

X) They are sites of the most explosive volcanism known on earth

Y) They are no longer active but there is evidence of volcanism from millions of years ago

Z) Magma from the mantle is exposed at the surface and cools to form new lithospheric (read as: li-thoh-SFIR-ik) crust

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