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The plates move apart, which is called a divergent boundary.
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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.
I am part of lithosphere but you move around on top of the asthenosphere?
The answer is Tectonic Plates
Which Of Theses Is A Boundary Where Two Tectonic Plates Move Away From Each Other Leaving A Newly Constructed ridge in between?
divergent
What are the plates that move and the lithosphere is made of them?
tectonic plates
Long crack that forms as two tectonic plates move apart?
Long crack that forms as two tectonic plates move apart
What landscape forms at a mid ocean ridge?
A mid-ocean ridge is formed when two tectonic plates move away from each other and the opening left by them separating fills in with magma.
Why does the ocean floor spread apart at the ridge?
Because as tectonic plates move away from each other, the ocean floor spreads apart and fills the gap.
What is the structure that forms as tectonic plates move apart?
On continents it is called a Rift Valley or Graben. in the ocean it is call a Mid Oceanic Ridge.
Do oceanic plates move?
the ocean plates move because of the movement of the the tectonic plates beneath the ocean and do to the motion of the oceans currents.
What forms at a mid ocean ridges?
A mid-ocean ridge is formed when two tectonic plates move away from each other and the opening left by them separating fills in with magma.
Is the sea floor along the mid ocean ridge old or young?
Young, because it is being continually formed as the adjoining tectonic plates move apart.
What happens to plates as they move away from the mid ocean ridge?
Plates of the earth's crust are moving away from each other, forming an extensive system of fractures and faults.
Is it true that when tectonic plates slide past each other they create a spreading of an ocean?
No. When tectonic plates move away from each other they can cause an ocean to spread.
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.
When two tectonic plates move away from one another the boundary between them is called what?
A "mid oceanic ridge" A "rift valley" or "graben" A "Constructive Plate Boundary" An "Ocean"
What are three processes may cause tectonic plates to move move?
I'm sure it convection,slabpull,and ridge pull ~*
What are three processes that cause tectonic plates to move?
I'm sure it convection,slabpull,and ridge pull ~*
