Divergent boundaries are areas of
A) tensional forces that stretch the crust and generate a spreading center.
B) compressional forces that crunch the crust and generate a spreading center.
C) compressional forces that crunch and shorten the crust by folding and faulting.
D) plate collision.
Answer: A
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