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Places where plates pull apart, such as the Mid Atlantic ridge, are called:

ARich zones
BRing zones
CRift zones
DRaft zones
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Rift zones
1. Upwelling mantle drives them apart. 2. New crust forms in the gap. 3. Those places are rift zones. _Source: OpenStax Astronomy 2e, Chapter 8, Earth as a Planet._
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