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Yes. The Red Sea is actually a geological phenomenon in that sense. It gives geologists a chance to study what happens when two continental plates separate. The actual name for this process is called continental rifting. As the two continents move apart, an elongated depression forms. Eventually, this depression fills with water, which over time, creates an ocean. The Red Sea is part of the East African Rift, and is currently in the early ocean stages.
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∙ 15y agoThe mid-oceanic ridge is located at a divergent plate boundary.
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∙ 6y agoNo, the red sea sea is a spreading center. One of the midocean ridges runs up its center.
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What is a boundary where 2 plates move apart?
It is called a divergent plate boundary.
What is the direction of movement from a divergent boundary?
the direction divergent boundaries move from is away from each other.
What are the examples of divergent boundary?
Examples of a divergent boundary would be a mid-ocean ridge. Two plates are pulling apart from each other. If you have heard before, the magma from the asthenosphere find a way to get out through the crack of the diverging plates and makes new land. Another type of devergent boundary would be a fissure. It is a long linear crack made by the plates moving apart. I think maybe another one would probably be a volcano, but I am not sure.
What does a Divergent Boundary do?
these create rift valleys
Divergent boundary tectonic plates?
In plate tectonics, a Divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary (also known as a constructive boundary or an extensional boundary) is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. These areas can form on the end of continents but eventually form ocean basins. Divergent boundaries within continents initially produce rifts which produce rift valleys. Therefore, most active divergent plate boundaries are between oceanic platesand are often called mid-oceanic ridges. Divergent boundaries also form volcanic islands which occur when the plates move apart to produce gaps which molten lava rises to fill. Thus creating a shield volcano which would eventually build up to become a volcanic island.
What type of boundary does the red sea affect?
I believe the red sea is located at a divergent plate boundary.
The red sea is theorized to be the site of a recently formed?
The Red Sea is theorized to be the site of a recently formed ocean basin due to the process of seafloor spreading along the East African Rift. This geological activity is creating new crust and widening the Red Sea, which could eventually lead to the formation of a new ocean.
What type plate boundaries form the red sea?
The red sea is a young divergent plate boundary, otherwise known as a rift zone.
The red sea was formed along what boundary?
Divergent boundaries because the plates are going away from one another.
What boundary the tectonics theory sea floor spreading takes place?
divergent boundary
Does sea floor spreading occur at a convergent boundary?
No. Seafloor spreading occurs at a divergent boundary.
What is a boundary where 2 plates move apart?
It is called a divergent plate boundary.
What does the presence of the sea floor spreading indicate?
a divergent plate boundary.
What type of boundary is formed when plate separate?
Divergent boundary is formed
What type of boundary occurs between the max a plate and the South American plate?
Convergent on the western perimeter, divergent on the Easter perimeter.
What plate is sea floor created?
the divergent plate boundary is the one that is sea floor created
What are 3 different specific places divergent boundaries are found?
Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Located in the Atlantic Ocean, this is a divergent boundary where the North American Plate and Eurasian Plate are moving apart. East African Rift: Found in Eastern Africa, this divergent boundary is where the African Plate is splitting into the Nubian Plate and the Somali Plate. Red Sea: The Red Sea is an example of a divergent boundary where the Arabian Plate is moving away from the African Plate, creating a rift zone filled with oceanic crust.
