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Tectonic plates have been pulling apart forever. At least all the time the earth has been around.
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What boundary forms when tectonic plates pull apart?
The movement of tectonic plates in opposite directions is referred to as a divergent boundary.
What do tectonic plates do at a divergent plate boundary?
At a divergent boundary tectonic plates move apart.
What earth plates spread apart slowly?
Divergent plates are tectonic earth plates that spread slowly apart.
When two ocean plates pull apart it is called what?
When to plates pull apart on the ocean floor it's called "Tectonic Plate Drift or, "Contenetial Drift." This allows countries to move centimeters every year in any direction the plate travel. Sometimes the plates rub and can cause earthquakes ,volcanos or tsunamis.
What pushes the tectonic plates apart?
a build up of pressure
What boundary forms when tectonic plates pull apart?
The movement of tectonic plates in opposite directions is referred to as a divergent boundary.
Do plates pull apart in the middle of the Atlantic ocean?
Tectonic plates do pull apart in the middle of the ocean. These divergent plates form what is known as the Mid-Atlantic ridge.
Can tectonic plates pull apart collide and move past one another?
yes
What kind of tectonic plate is mt.erebus?
Mt. Erubus has tectonic plates made up of parts of the lithosphere. These plates grind together or pull apart and this causes volcanoes to erupt.
What do tectonic plates do at a divergent plate boundary?
At a divergent boundary tectonic plates move apart.
Long crack that forms as two tectonic plates move apart?
Long crack that forms as two tectonic plates move apart
Tectonic plates interact at what?
Tectonic plates interact at plate boundariesThey move apart at divergent boundaries
What earth plates spread apart slowly?
Divergent plates are tectonic earth plates that spread slowly apart.
What are the differences between plate tectonic and tectonic plates?
Converging plates come together. They converge together. Diverging plates come apart.
When two ocean plates pull apart it is called what?
When to plates pull apart on the ocean floor it's called "Tectonic Plate Drift or, "Contenetial Drift." This allows countries to move centimeters every year in any direction the plate travel. Sometimes the plates rub and can cause earthquakes ,volcanos or tsunamis.
Im the gap that forms as tectonic plates move apart?
Oceanic trenches are the gaps which form when the tectonic plates move apart. They are the very deepest parts of the ocean.
What type of volcano forms where plates pull apart?
Rift Volcano forms when plates pull apart.
