Which of the following happens when plates diverge or move away from each other?
a.The mantle rises
b.The crust is destroyed
c.Earth's size changes because mountains are added on the earth's surface
d.New crust is produced because magma rises then cools off and turns into solid
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A. the mantle rises
A divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. Along these boundaries, earthquakes are common and magma (molten rock) rises from the Earth's mantle to the surface, solidifying to create new oceanic crust.