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What is the difference between a divergent boundary on land and a divergent boundary on sea?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
I am not sure but I think that on land there is a continental crust which is more dense then the one at sea which has oceanic crust so on land it is harder to split apart
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
The main difference is the type of crust being pulled apart. At a divergent boundary on land, two tectonic plates consisting of continental crust are moving away from each other. This process can result in the formation of rift valleys or a new ocean basin. On the other hand, a divergent boundary in the sea occurs when two tectonic plates consisting of oceanic crust separate. This leads to the formation of mid-ocean ridges and new seafloor.
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Does a rift valley forms along a convergent boundary on land?
No, that would be a divergent plate boundary where a rift valley forms.
The boundary between land and a body of water?
the shoreline is the boundary between land and water
What is the difference between ridge and horst?
A ridge forms a major boundary of a catchment. A horst is the elevated block of land between two normal faults.
What is a diverging plate boundry?
2 plate tectonic plates that move away from each other. The most active divergent boundaries are between mid-oceanic ridges . A divergent boundary is an area in the Earth's crust where two plates have been pulled apart like at a spreading center.A divergent boundary is when two plates are moving away from each other.
The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other?
At a divergent plate boundary new crust is created as two or more plates pull away from each other. An example of a rift where land between two continents are being pulled apart is the Great Rift Valley.
What land features are formed from a divergent boundary?
Mid-Ocean Ridge if the divergent boundary is underwater.Read more: What_feature_is_formed_in_divergent_boundary
What is an example of a divergent boundary on land?
Cookies and milk.
What is a deep valley on land that forms a divergent boundary?
A rift valley.
A deep valley on land that forms on a divergent boundary?
a rift valley
Which plate boundary creates new land like the seafloor at the mid-Atlantic ridge?
A Divergent Boundary
What is a deep valley on land the forms along a divergent boundary called?
trench
Deep valley on land that that forms along divergent boundary?
Rift Valley
What is a deep valley on land form that forms a divergent boundary?
A rift valley
What is a deep valley that forms on land along a divergent boundary?
A Rift Valley.
What Is a deep valley on land that forms along a divergent boundary.?
A Rift Valley.
Does a rift valley forms along a convergent boundary on land?
No, that would be a divergent plate boundary where a rift valley forms.
Is Mount Vesuvius near a hot spot divergent or convergent plate boundary?
Vesuvius is associated with a convergent boundary between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
