Question : What type of plate boundaries occurs along spreading centres where plates are breaking apart and pushing upward from the mantle by magma to form a new crust?
Option 1: Uniform boundaries
Option 2: Transform boundaries
Option 3: Convergent boundaries
Option 4: Divergent boundaries
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Correct Answer: Divergent boundaries
Solution : The correct option is Divergent boundaries.
Divergent boundaries refer to the plate boundaries that occur at spreading centres when tectonic plates break apart, forming new crusts. When plates diverge, they leave a gap that allows magma from the mantle to ascend to the surface and solidify into a fresh oceanic crust.
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