answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

On continents it is called a Rift Valley or Graben. in the ocean it is call a Mid Oceanic Ridge.

User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is the structure that forms as tectonic plates move apart?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Long crack that forms as two tectonic plates move apart?

Long crack that forms as two tectonic plates move apart


What boundary forms when tectonic plates pull apart?

The movement of tectonic plates in opposite directions is referred to as a divergent boundary.


Im the gap that forms as tectonic plates move apart?

Oceanic trenches are the gaps which form when the tectonic plates move apart. They are the very deepest parts of the ocean.


Gap that forms as tectonic plates move apart?

i believe its the rift valley


What is cadera?

cordera is somthing that forms tectonic plates cordera is somthing that forms tectonic plates


A mid-ocean ridge forms along what plates?

tectonic plates


Underwater mountains chains that forms where two tectonic plates are pulling are called?

Underwater mountain chains that form where two tectonic plates are pulling apart are called mid ocean ridges. The largest is the Mid Atlantic Ridge.


What is it when plates move farther and farther apart?

Did you mean when tectonic plates move away from each other?That is commonly referred to as continental drift, but forms part of plate tectonics.


What type of volcano forms where plates pull apart?

Rift Volcano forms when plates pull apart.


Are in constant motion and change the forms of the Earth's crust?

Tectonic Plates ----APEX ;D


What is the long crack that forms as two tectonic plates move apart?

Itis called a rift.


What is a set of cracks that forms when two tectonic plates are pulling away from each other known as?

Divergent Plate Boundary. A Rift Valley forms between the two plates.