When magma pushes 2 plates apart. :)
A fault block mountain is typically formed from a divergent boundary. As tectonic plates move apart, blocks of crust are uplifted along fault lines, creating fault block mountains. Examples include the Sierra Nevada in California.
A divergent boundary.
A normal
Divergent boundary is formed
No. New oceanic crust is formed at a divergent boundary. A convergent boundary neither creates nor destroys crust.
The Great Rift Valley is a divergent fault.
Divergent Boundaries
divergent boundarys
When volcanoes form, they are typically caused by a convergent or divergent motion. The San Andreas Fault was formed from a transform motion, or when the plates slide past each other.
A rift valley is formed by a divergent boundary fault, specifically a normal fault. This type of fault occurs when two tectonic plates move apart, creating tensional stress that leads to the pulling apart of the Earth's crust and the formation of a rift valley.
A normal fault is typically found on a divergent boundary. This type of fault occurs as the Earth's crust is being pulled apart, causing one side to move downward relative to the other.
No, a rift is the result of a divergent fault where tectonic plates move away from each other. This leads to the creation of a rift valley as the Earth's crust is pulled apart.