Spreading centers on continental plates ____.
a. spread much faster than spreading centers on oceanic plates and create rift zones
b. spread much slower than spreading centers on oceanic plates and create rift zones
c. are identical to spreading centers on oceanic plates
d. spread much faster than spreading centers on oceanic plates but do not create rift zones
e. spread much slower than spreading centers on oceanic plates but do not create rift zones
Question 2
Volcanoes and earthquakes along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge are ____.
a. rare, but create catastrophic damage to island chains
b. rare, and do not threaten populations
c. common, and cause moderate coastal damage from storm surge
d. rare, but cause catastrophic coastal damage from tsunamis
e. common, and do not threaten populations
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