What kind of forces act on the crust at divergent boundaries?
A. compressional forces that crunch and shorten the crust by folding and faulting
B. compressional forces that crunch the crust and generate a spreading center
C. compressional forces due to plate collision
D. tensional forces that stretch the crust and generate a spreading center
Answer: D
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