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    Exam 4: The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics
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    As Lithosphere Cools to the Sides of a Mid-Ocean Ridge,it
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As Lithosphere Cools to the Sides of a Mid-Ocean Ridge,it

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As lithosphere cools to the sides of a mid-ocean ridge,it begins to ____________.


A) rise with respect to material located closer to the ridge axis
B) sink with respect to material located closer to the ridge axis

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