Question

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which feature forms as a result of a tectonic plate boundary that creates an underwater mountain range in the open ocean?
○ marsh
○ trench
○ abyssal plain
○ mid - ocean ridge

Explanation:

• A marsh is a wetland area, not formed by tectonic plate boundaries creating underwater mountain ranges.
• A trench is formed by subduction (one plate going under another) at convergent boundaries, not an underwater mountain range.
• An abyssal plain is a flat area of the ocean floor, not a mountain - like feature.
• Mid - ocean ridges are formed at divergent tectonic plate boundaries where new oceanic crust is created, resulting in underwater mountain ranges.

Answer:

mid - ocean ridge