The stages associated with continental rifting are, in order from earliest to latest,
A. uplift, continental rift, narrow ocean basin, wide ocean basin.
B. wide ocean basin, narrow ocean basin, uplift, continental rift.
C. uplift, wide ocean basin, narrow ocean basin, continental rift.
D. narrow ocean basin, continental rift, uplift, wide ocean basin.
E. narrow ocean basin, wide ocean basin, continental rift, uplift.
Answer: A
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