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What is the main result of magma rising at a mid-oceanic ridge?

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Correct answer: New basaltic oceanic crust forms

The direct answer is B: rising magma at a mid-oceanic ridge cools and forms new basaltic oceanic crust. A mid-oceanic ridge is an underwater mountain chain located where oceanic plates move apart. Step by step: plates diverge; hot mantle material rises into the opening; the magma reaches or approaches the seabed; it cools and becomes solid basalt; repeated cooling adds fresh oceanic crust on both sides of the ridge. B is correct because basalt is the common volcanic rock of newly formed ocean floor. A is wrong because old crust is not immediately destroyed at a ridge; destruction commonly occurs at some subduction zones. C is wrong because ridge spreading does not mean that continents simply shrink. D is wrong because cyclones are atmospheric weather systems, not the direct result of magma forming seafloor. Memory cue: divergent ridge means rising magma and new seafloor.

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GeographyBasaltic CrustMid Ocean Ridge

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