Ridge push involves

A. gravity causing the plate to slide sideways to the topographically high ridge, pushing the plate into the rift between the two plates.
B. gravity causing the plate to slide away from the topographically high ridge, pushing the plate outward.
C. gravity causing the plate to slide toward the topographically high ridge, pulling the plate inward.


Answer: B

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