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Mainly transverse faults. This is caused by the way in which the sea-floor spreads, and the perpendicular faults slide past each other as the plates separate.
The plates are moving away from each other, but as the divergence is not uniform and in a single line, faults are formed between the respective sides as a result of their movement. These faults are transverse as they move side by side. This is comparable to a Conservative plate boundary, but is not to be confused with it as this is not a tectonic boundary, but a fault.
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What kind of faults would you expect to find in the mid Atlantic Ridge?
Transform and normal faults form along mid-ocean ridges such as the Mid-Atlantic ridge.
What kind of impact does the mid-Atlantic ridge have on Iceland?
Iceland is spreading apart from the Mid-Atlantic ridge. Iceland is a hot spot on the ridge
What kind of rock makes up the mid Atlantic ridge?
Basalt
What kind of fault does Iceland sit on?
Ice land sits on the Mid-Atlantic ridge. It is a divergent boundary and a normal fault.
What motion of the sea floor is responsible for the formation of the mid ridge Atlantic ridge's rift valley?
A Diverging Motion. Away from each other, a kind of spliting or movement apart from one another.
What kind of faults cause shearing?
Strike-slip faults cause shearing
What kind fault lines are there?
There are 6 types of fault lines. Strike-slip faults, dip-slip faults, oblique- slip faults, listric faults, ring faults, and synthetic and antithetic faults.
Which kind of boundary is seen in earthquakes that are normal faults?
Transform boundaries are seen in earthquakes that are caused by normal faults. Some types of faults are listric or ring faults.
What kind fault would create a mountain range?
Thrust faults will do this - the alps. So will normal faults - horsts
A graben is bounded by what kind of fault?
Normal Faults
What causes reverse faults?
the answer is that compression is the kind of stress.
What kind of volcano is gorda ridge?
The Gorda ridge is a composite volcano or a "submarine volcano"
