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On the continents, land that rises high above the ground is called a mountain. In the oceans, we call this the A) delta. B) abyssal plain. C) mid-ocean ridge. D) continental shelf.

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Answer:

C) Mid- ocean ridge

Explanation:

The feature of seafloor that rises high above the seafloor in ocean is called mid- ocean ridge.

Mid - ocean ridge is a continous range of seafloor volcanic mountains. It is formed beneath the seafloor when a convection current rises in the mantle beneath the volcanic crust and create a magma where two tectonic plates meet at a divergent boundary.

Answer:

C) mid-ocean ridge.

Explanation:

A mid-ocean ridge (MOR) is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.

By dictionary meaning, a mid ocean ridge is a long, seismically active submarine ridge system(elevated region with a central valley) situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with sea-floor spreading