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When two plates move away from each other it is called a divergent plate boundary because they are dividing.

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What do we call the plate boundary where plates are moving away from each other?

divergent boundary


What do we call the plate boundary where plates are moving towards each other?

Convergence Boundary.


What do you call the plate boundary where plates are moving away from each other?

divergent boundary


Can two plates moving away from each other form a volcano?

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Are most volcanoes on land caused by the Earth's plates moving away from each other or moving toward each other?

all volcanoes are caused by the earths plates moving toward each other and that is called convergent boundaries.


Are the pacific plates and the antarctic plates moving towards each other or away from each other or past each other?

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What does plates moving past each other cause?

Earthquakes.


What is a possible result of plates moving along a transform boundary is?

a possible result of plates moving past each other is an earth quake


What is the name of the places were the tectonic plates meet?

The places where tectonic plates meet are called plate boundaries. There are three main types of plate boundaries: convergent boundaries (plates moving towards each other), divergent boundaries (plates moving away from each other), and transform boundaries (plates sliding past each other).


Two plates moving away from each other are said to be?

Divergent


What is the plates that are moving away from each other?

This is a divergent plate boundary.


What is the name of the fault that is moving away from each other?

The Plates are Divergent.