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Is it true that when tectonic plates slide past each other they create a spreading of an ocean?
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∙ 9y ago
No. When tectonic plates move away from each other they can cause an ocean to spread.
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How sea floor spreading provide evidence for tectonic plates?
by the plate tectonic and the ocean bridges
Ocean crust is formed where in the ocean?
New ocean crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges where tectonic plates are diverging (spreading apart).
How does the Mid Atlantic Ridge affect the Atlantic Ocean?
The tectonic plates are separating and growing more ocean floor (seafloor spreading).
What plates causes mount saint Helen to form?
Tectonic movement in the ocean or sfs sea-floor spreading, caused it
What causes openings in the surface of the earth?
The shifting of tectonic plates which cause sea-floor spreading which is located in mid-ocean ridges.
What does it create when two tectonic plates collide?
Ocean trenches, volcanic arcs, mountains, uplands, and volcanic islands.
Does seafloor spreading hold the plates in place?
No, seafloor spreading does not hold the plates in place. Seafloor spreading is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges where new oceanic crust is formed and spreads apart. It is driven by the movement of tectonic plates, which are actually responsible for holding the seafloor in place.
What plates are causing mt st Helens to form?
Tectonic movement in the ocean or sfs sea-floor spreading, caused itRead more: What_plates_are_causing_Mount_Saint_Helens_to_form
In which of the plate boundaries is material only created?
At the divergence plate boundary, which are constructive zones, of spreading or separating tectonic plates mostly at ocean floors.
How does sea floor spreading alter the shape of the ocean floor?
Hi. As the spreading allow lava out it will create undersea mountains and ridges.
A mid-ocean ridge forms along what plates?
tectonic plates
Which ocean is growing due to seafloor spreading?
The Atlantic Ocean is growing due to seafloor spreading. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge runs down the center of the Atlantic, where new oceanic crust is continuously formed as tectonic plates pull apart. This process contributes to the widening of the Atlantic Ocean.
