Divergent plate boundary is a boundary where:
a. two plates move apart from each other
b. two plates move toward each other (so that one plate sinks beneath the other)
c. two plates slide sideways past each other
d. two plates collide and then are sutured into a supercontinent
Ans: a. two plates move apart from each other
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