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In plate tectonics, divergent boundaries occur when plates pull apart. On land, divergent boundaries form rifts or valleys. More commonly, divergent boundaries in the ocean occur and cause mid-oceanic ridges. Divergent boundaries can also form volcanoes when the plates separate enough to allow molten lava to seep out, harden, and eventually form islands.
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Are mountains formed from diverging plates?
Mountain ranges are normally formed at convergent plate boundaries.
What kind of landforms are formed at transform plate boundaries?
there are many landforms such as volcanoes moutains little islands and trenches may also form at the transformation plate boundaries. i think this is the answer
What does diverging boundaries form?
is a boundary
What kind of landforms are formed at divergent plate boundaries?
Mid Ocean Ridges and Rift Valleys.
Where volcanoes occur?
volcano occur in hot spot and diverging boundaries and converging boundaries.
Is subduction characteristic of diverging plate boundaries?
No, subduction is not characteristic of diverging plate boundaries. Subduction occurs at converging plate boundaries where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another plate. Diverging plate boundaries are where tectonic plates move away from each other, such as at mid-ocean ridges.
Are the major lithospheric plates bounded by diverging and converging boundaries?
They are divided by divergent, convergent AND transform boundaries.
How are plates moving at diverging boundaries?
To diverge means to move apart.
What are plates called that are divergent plate boundaries?
Diverging tectonic plates.
What voncanoes are located along a diverging plate boundaries?
Submarine volcanoes.
Types of landforms formed by divergent boundaries?
Divergent boundaries can create landforms such as rift valleys, mid-ocean ridges, and volcanoes. Rift valleys are formed on continents when tectonic plates pull apart, creating long, narrow valleys. Mid-ocean ridges are underwater mountain ranges that form when new oceanic crust is created as plates move apart. Volcanoes can also form along divergent boundaries as magma rises to the surface through the newly formed crust.
What forms at diverging plate boundaries?
At diverging plate boundaries, new oceanic crust forms through seafloor spreading. Magma rises to the surface and solidifies, creating mid-ocean ridges. As the plates move apart, they create new oceanic crust, which can lead to the formation of rift valleys.
