Multiple Choice
The mid-ocean mountains, such as the ridges and rises:
A) are similar in origin to the Alps, the Rockies, and the Appalachians.
B) are composed of folded and faulted marine sedimentary rocks.
C) are constructed of volcanic basalt.
D) are similar in size and features to most continental mountains.
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