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    A ________ Forms When a Rising Mantle Plume Causes the Overlying
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A ________ Forms When a Rising Mantle Plume Causes the Overlying

Question 26

Question 26

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A ________ forms when a rising mantle plume causes the overlying crust to dome and separate into three rifts.


A) triple junction
B) complex rift
C) submarine canyon system
D) divergent boundary

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