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To diverge means to move apart.
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Is subduction characteristic of diverging plate boundaries?
No. Diverging means "moving apart." Subduction occurs at convergent plate boundaries, where two plates come together and one slides under the other.
What are plates called that are divergent plate boundaries?
Diverging tectonic plates.
When do tectonic plates separate one another?
The plates which are constantly moving move apart at divergent boundaries. These are also called constructive boundaries because of the fact that new magma rises here and heals the diverging plates.
How are the plates moving at the mid ocean ridge?
Because diverging plate boundaries occur at mid-ocean ridges, this means the two lithospheric plates are spreading apart.
Plates and the rocks that compose them are moving apart at these places?
diverging plates
Are the major lithospheric plates bounded by diverging and converging boundaries?
They are divided by divergent, convergent AND transform boundaries.
What feature forms at diverging oceanic plates?
Ridges of buoyant oceanic crust form at diverging oceanic plate boundaries.
What are divergent boundaries?
Divergent boundaries are areas where continental or oceanic plates are moving away from each other and creating new crust. Examples would be the Mid-Oceanic Ridge and the East African Rift Zone.
How are transform boundaries different from converging and diverging boundaries?
a boundary at which two plates moves past each other horizontally
What do transform boundaries have in common with divergent boundaries?
Rhe tectonic plates are moving in both divergent and transform boundaries
What are diverging bounderies?
a divergent boundary is where two of earth plates are moving
Are mountains formed from diverging plates?
Mountain ranges are normally formed at convergent plate boundaries.
