10. Dr. Bailey and his team are studying two plates that are far apart from each other. However, these
two plates used to be next to each other. Which diagram shows what Dr. Bailey and his
team would find between these plates?
a PB
Diagram A: Soft, solid rock from underneath the plates rose and hardened, adding solid
rock to the edges of both plates.
(b
Diagram B: A new plate from underneath filled in the gap that was created by the plates
moving apart.
c
Diagram C: Sand and dirt filled in the gap that was created by the plates moving apart.
Diagram D: Ocean water filled in the gap that was created by the plates moving apart.