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An ocean ridge is and underwater mountain range which is formed in the same way as an above water mountain range, by plate tectonics.
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What Is A Good Sentence For Mid Ocean Ridge?
The mid-ocean ridge are mountains that were formed underwater.
Where is the new ocean crust formed?
mid-ocean ridge
New ocean crust is formed at a?
Mid-Ocean ridge
A mid-ocean ridge is formed from?
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Ocean crust is formed were in the ocean?
Ocean crust is formed at seafloor spreading centers. One example of this is the Mid-Atlantic ridge.
What countries are part of the mid ocean ridge?
Since it is called the 'mid ocean ridge' , it is in the middle of the ocean, far from land/countries. However, with one exception, Iceland. The mid Atlantic ocean ridge continues above the surface of the ocean, and has formed the island of Iceland.
Is ocean crust formed at a mid ocean ridge?
Yes, the process that creates oceanic crust on a mid-ocean ridge is called "seafloor spreading". seafloor spreading creates a new oceanic crust that forms on the mid-ocean ridge.
When the ridge in the middle of the Atlantic ocean formed along what boundary?
Divergent boundary
What is formed when one plate is forced under another?
mid ocean ridge
What is mid ocean ride?
It is a ridge that was formed by tectonic plates pushing upwards causing it to make mountains in the shape of a ridge
What is the difference between a rift valley and a mid ocean ridge and what kinds of boundaries do they form at?
a rift valleyis a dip in the ocean floor a mid ocean ridge is a mountain chain formed on the ocean floor . Rift valley - divergent boundary MidOcean Ridge Convergent Boundary
How were the continental drift theory formed?
the mid ocean ridge and sea floor spreading mad the ocean divide(:
