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Yes it is. It is home to the Mid-Atlantic ridge, a divergent plate boundary, where new crust (sea floor) is created. by your mom
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Is the Atlantic Ocean the site of a spreading plate boundaries?
Yes it is. It is home to the Mid-Atlantic ridge, a divergent plate boundary, where new crust (sea floor) is created. by your mom
The Pacific Ocean is shrinking while the Atlantic Ocean is expanding Which type of plate boundary must be involved in each location?
The Pacific Ocean is shrinking due to subduction, where one tectonic plate is being forced beneath another. This occurs at convergent plate boundaries where plates are moving towards each other. The Atlantic Ocean is expanding due to seafloor spreading, which happens at divergent plate boundaries where plates are moving away from each other, creating new oceanic crust.
Which ocean would you find divergent plate boundaries?
You would find divergent plate boundaries in the Atlantic Ocean, specifically along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This is where tectonic plates are moving apart, leading to the formation of new oceanic crust.
Is there any plate boundaries in Maryland?
Yes, Maryland is located in the middle of the North American Plate, so there are no plate boundaries within the state. The closest plate boundary would be the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which is located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
What type of plate boundaries does the African plate have?
The African plate is mainly surrounded by divergent plate boundaries, such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Atlantic Ocean and the East African Rift. It also has a convergent boundary with the Eurasian plate in the north and the Antarctic plate in the south.
The Atlantic ocean is the site of a spreading plate boundary?
Yes, the Atlantic Ocean is expanding due to divergent plate boundary where two tectonic plates, the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate, are moving apart. This separation allows magma from the mantle to rise and create new oceanic crust, leading to seafloor spreading.
Is the Atlantic Ocean the site of a spreading plate boundary?
Yes it is. It is home to the Mid-Atlantic ridge, a divergent plate boundary, where new crust (sea floor) is created. by your mom
What do divergent convergent and transform boundaries have in common?
They are all boundaries between or fractures within the Tectonic Plates forming the Earth's crust. A convergent boundary is that between two approaching plates; usually an ocean-floor plate being subducted beneath the continental plate as the ocean closes. This is happening now to the Pacific Ocean. A divergent boundary is the opposite: the fracture of plate into two parts moving away from each other. The break is closed by upwelling magma. E.g. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge - the Atlantic is presently widening away from this subsea mountain-range at a mean rate of about 25mm/yr. Transform boundaries, or Transform Faults, are shear fractures across the plate at roughly right-angles to the spreading-ridge from which the emanate. They represent the effect of unequal spreading forces. If you look at a relief map of the Atlantic Ocean bed you will see many transform faults to E and W of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
At what type of plate boundary is new ocean crust formed?
Older material
What is divergent plate boundry?
it is a type of plate boundary that move away from euchre's a result of the spreading of boundaries, new ocean floor is created. this mainly happens on the ocean floor and results in mid-ocean ridges
What is the other name for a spreading plate boundary?
Divergent boundaries is the other name for a spreading plate boundary.
What long underwater range is Iceland a part of?
Iceland is part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which is a long underwater mountain range that runs down the center of the Atlantic Ocean. It marks the boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the North American Plate, and it is one of the most active tectonic boundaries on Earth.
