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The break itself is bounded by the Constructive Plate Margins. They do not really create a gap because the fracture is continually filled by upwelling magma, but the early stages in the process can create deep rift-valleys or "grabens". The latter is bounded by parallel faults as the land or sea-floorsubsides between them.
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∙ 13y agowhen tectonic plates move away from each other, the gap is filled by volcanic material.
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∙ 14y agoThe place where tectonic plates separate is called a divergent boundary; one of the most famous is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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∙ 13y agoCooling igneous rock.
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∙ 10y agoMagma
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∙ 12y agomagma
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What is the difference between convergent and divergent and transform boundaries?
Divergent boundaries- Plates move apart from each other Convergent boundaries- Plates compress against each other Transform boundaries- Plates move past each other
What kind of plates cause volcanoes?
Plates do not cause volcanoes. Volcanoes generally form at the boundaries between plates. They form at convergent and divergent boundaries.
What do transform boundaries have in common with divergent boundaries?
Rhe tectonic plates are moving in both divergent and transform boundaries
How are the movement of plates at divergent boundaries and at the transform boundaries similar?
The difference between transform and divergent boundaries is that transform boundaries occur when tectonic plates slide past each other, whereas at divergent boundaries they move away from each other. However in both cases the plates move horizontally (unlike at convergent boundaries where one plate may be pushed underneath another).
At what boundaries do plates move apart?
Divergent boundary.
Insterting facts about divergent boundaries?
Divergent Boundaries - A boundary between two lithoperic plates that are moving apart .
What is the difference between convergent and divergent and transform boundaries?
Divergent boundaries- Plates move apart from each other Convergent boundaries- Plates compress against each other Transform boundaries- Plates move past each other
What is boundaries between two plates that are moving apart?
divergent boundary
What kind of plates cause volcanoes?
Plates do not cause volcanoes. Volcanoes generally form at the boundaries between plates. They form at convergent and divergent boundaries.
What do transform boundaries have in common with divergent boundaries?
Rhe tectonic plates are moving in both divergent and transform boundaries
How are the movement of plates at divergent boundaries and at the transform boundaries similar?
The difference between transform and divergent boundaries is that transform boundaries occur when tectonic plates slide past each other, whereas at divergent boundaries they move away from each other. However in both cases the plates move horizontally (unlike at convergent boundaries where one plate may be pushed underneath another).
At what boundaries do plates move apart?
Divergent boundary.
What happens to magma divergent boundaries?
At divergent boundaries, two plates move apart from each other and the space that this creates is filled with new crustal material sourced from molten magma that forms below.
What happens divergent boundaries?
divergent boundaries happen when 2 plates move apart or divide
How plates move at divergent boundaries?
Plates are moved at a divergent boundary by the magma pushing upwards.
What are the differences between the divergent and transformed boundaries?
The differences are that when the earth's plates push together
What is a good sentence for divergent boundaries?
My girlfriend broke up with me, saying that we were developing divergent boundaries. In plate tectonics, divergent boundaries are linear features that exist between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
