Question

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the juan de fuca ridge is a mid - ocean ridge located off the coast of washington state and southern canada. this ridge grows as the pacific plate and the juan de fuca plate move away from each other. the juan de fuca ridge contains many hydrothermal vents, where hot water spews out from beneath earth’s crust. in these vents, scientists have discovered single - celled organisms that can survive at temperatures up to 250 degrees fahrenheit!
complete the sentence.
the juan de fuca ridge formed at a ______ boundary.
convergent divergent transform

Explanation:

The passage states the Juan de Fuca Ridge grows as the Pacific Plate and Juan de Fuca Plate move away from each other. Plate boundaries where tectonic plates move apart are defined as divergent boundaries.

Answer:

divergent