Multiple Choice
How could the Mid-Ocean Ridge system have caused sea level to rise in the past?
A) By bringing water up from the mantle
B) By spreading rapidly, creating a broader mid-ocean ridge that displaces seawater
C) By causing tsunamis during earthquakes
D) By heating the ocean until polar sea ice melts
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