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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.
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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 plates pull apart?
The process called plate tectonics is responsible for plates pulling apart. Over time, and with the combination of carbon dioxide, erosion, and force, plates are able to pull apart. This will eventually cause some plates to separate from one another.
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.
This type of boundary forms when two plates pull apart.?
Divergent plate boundaries form once two plates begin to pull apart from each other.
When tectonic plates pull apart?
Tectonic plates have been pulling apart forever. At least all the time the earth has been around.
Do plates pull apart in the middle of the Atlantic ocean?
Tectonic plates do pull apart in the middle of the ocean. These divergent plates form what is known as the Mid-Atlantic ridge.
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 plates pull apart?
The process called plate tectonics is responsible for plates pulling apart. Over time, and with the combination of carbon dioxide, erosion, and force, plates are able to pull apart. This will eventually cause some plates to separate from one another.
What type of volcano forms where plates pull apart?
Rift Volcano forms when plates pull apart.
What kind of plates pull apart?
divergent plates
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.
When continental plates pull apart they form this?
rift valley Answer 2 Continents are formed when continental plates pull apart.
When continental plates pull apart they form?
rift valley Answer 2 Continents are formed when continental plates pull apart.
This type of boundary forms when two plates pull apart.?
Divergent plate boundaries form once two plates begin to pull apart from each other.
What is 2 ocean plates pull apart a gap is left that is filled with magma the magma cools and hardens?
divergent boundaries and forms a igneous rock
Do tides cause ocean plates to pull away from tectonic plates?
Yes!
What are types of forces that pull plates apart?
Continental Drift
