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they are formed by two tectonic plates pulling away from each other
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What are mountain chains formed by magma coming through rift zones called?
they are called mid-ocean ridges
Are rift valleys made by convergent boundaries?
no rift valleys are formed on the divergent boundary.
What is rift block mountain and rift block valley?
they are formed by the compression of the eatrths surface
Which plate boundary causes rifting?
Rift are formed between divergent boundaries, as the plates break apart from each other, a rift is formed between them. Also as they split apart the void between them forms a rift valley. Like the great rift valley in Africa.
How did a rift valley form?
the tectonic plates separate and the ground moves down. then a rift valley is formed
How rift zones form?
they are formed by two tectonic plates pulling away from each other
What are mountain chains formed by magma coming through rift zones called?
they are called mid-ocean ridges
Mountains chains formed by magma coming through rift zones are called?
they are called mid-ocean ridges
Do stratovolcanoes form on rift zones?
They can, though they are more dominant at subduction zones.
What are rift zones and how do they form?
Rift zones are a large area of the earth which plates of the earth's crust are moving away from each other, which then forms an extensive system of fractures and faults. How do rift zones form when two tectonic plates pull away from each other.
Where are the most explosive volcanoes subduction zones or rift zones?
Explosive volcanoes are most common at subduction zones.
Why are rift zones a common spot for igneous rock to form?
The thinned crust in rift zones results in the formation of magma (molten rock) in the upper mantle, which then rises through the crust. As a result, rift zones often have active volcanoes, which form new igneous rocks.
How was the rifted valley formed?
The rift valley was formed when the continents divided it split open a large area in Africa and formed The Great Rift Valley.
What are rift zones made of earth made of?
wenis to the qliterus
Which can NOT form as the result of oceanic-oceanic convergence?
rift zones
Is a seismograph used to record the ocean floor for rift zones?
no
Where are Oceanographers most likely to look for precious metals?
Rift Zones!
