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What is a plate boundary in the ocean where the plates move apart called?
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When two ocean plates pull apart it is called what?
When to plates pull apart on the ocean floor it's called "Tectonic Plate Drift or, "Contenetial Drift." This allows countries to move centimeters every year in any direction the plate travel. Sometimes the plates rub and can cause earthquakes ,volcanos or tsunamis.
What is called when sea-floor spreading occurs and pull away from each other under the sea?
It creates a mid ocean ridge, the two plates pulling apart is called a divergent boundary.
Do volcanoes form along mid ocean ridges where two plates move together?
Volcanoes that form along a mid-ocean ridge are called volcanic islands. These volcanoes occur when the plates move apart to produce gaps which molten lava rises to fill.
What is the force that stretches or pull apart the crust called?
When there is a divergent boundary, regardless if the plates are ocean-ocean or continental-continental, tensional stress pulls on the crust. Rocks have weaker tensional strength than compressive strength, so they are easier to pull apart.
How do mid-ocean ridges work?
Two tectonic plates move apart, allowing for geologic activity along the boundary that slowly build a ridgeline along the bottom of the ocean.
At a mid Ocean ridge how do the two tectonic plates move?
The plates move apart, which is called a divergent boundary.
When two ocean plates pull apart it is called what?
When to plates pull apart on the ocean floor it's called "Tectonic Plate Drift or, "Contenetial Drift." This allows countries to move centimeters every year in any direction the plate travel. Sometimes the plates rub and can cause earthquakes ,volcanos or tsunamis.
What is a boundary where 2 plates move apart?
It is called a divergent plate boundary.
What is it called when 2 plates pull apart?
Hi when to plates pul apart under the ocean its called tectonic plate drift or contenetial drift.This allows countries to moves centimetres evvey year in any direction the plate travels.sometimes the plates rub and can cause earthquakes ,volcanos or tsunamis.
What is called when sea-floor spreading occurs and pull away from each other under the sea?
It creates a mid ocean ridge, the two plates pulling apart is called a divergent boundary.
Area where new rock is formed when two plates move apart?
Mid-ocean ridge. A divergent plate boundary.
What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move towards each other?
This is called a convergent boundary, because the two plates are converging, or coming together.
Where are mid ocean ridges?
They are found at a plate boundary. When two plates move apart (divergent) magma rises through the gap.
Do volcanoes form along mid ocean ridges where two plates move together?
Volcanoes that form along a mid-ocean ridge are called volcanic islands. These volcanoes occur when the plates move apart to produce gaps which molten lava rises to fill.
Plates move apart at what boundary?
divergent
At what boundary does sea-floor spreading occur?
Consider. In sea-floor spreading, the plates are spreading apart; in other words diverging. So sea-floor spreading occurs at a divergent boundary,
Mid-Ocean ridges are found where?
They are found at a plate boundary. When two plates move apart (divergent) magma rises through the gap.
