Explain how ocean ridges are formed at the extension boundary

      

Explain how ocean ridges are formed at the extension boundary

  

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-Two plates move away from each other
-Fissures/cracks /faults develop on the sea beds as a result of tensional forces
-magma flows out through the fissures
-It piles on the other side of the fault
-It cools and solidifies along the fissure to form a ridge.
Githiari answered the question on October 27, 2017 at 14:07


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