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When the ridge in the middle of the Atlantic ocean formed along what boundary?
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Divergent boundary
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What type of fault line is the mid-Atlantic ridge?
no the mid- Atlantic ridge is a transform boundary
What features are formed on the continent along this boundary?
mountains
Where do two of the earth's plates split apart?
The Mid-Atlantic-Ridge is where two of Earth's plates split apart. The Mid-Atlantic-Ridge was formed along a divergent boundary where seafloor spreading is taking place.
Crust is neither destroyed nor formed along which boundary?
Or
What type of boundary is along ocean ridges?
Constructive or divergent. The ridge formed is of basaltic rock type (though this is a generalisation), and is a source of volcanic activity. Iceland was formed as a result of the sea-floor spreading.
What is usually formed as a result of a collision between plates along a boundary?
mountains or earthquakes
What type of boundary occurs most at mid ocean ridge?
The mid-ocean ridge is formed along a divergent or constructive plate boundary between two plates of oceanic crust. A classic example is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where the Eurasian and African Plates are moving away from the North and South American Plates.
How does a volcano erupt at a convergent boundary?
As an oceanic plate sinks into the mantle at a convergent boundary it causes rocks to melt. Some of the newly formed magma will migrate upward to volcanoes, that have formed along the convergent boundaries, and erupt.
What is boudary is Iceland in?
Iceland is splitting along a Mid-Atlantic Ridge a divergent boundary between the North American and Eurasian Plates.
The red sea was formed along what boundary?
Divergent boundaries because the plates are going away from one another.
What kind of boundary is located at the mid ocean ridge?
The mid-ocean ridge is formed along a divergent or constructive plate boundary between two plates of oceanic crust.
What is the plate boundary of Galeras Volcano?
Galeras Volcano is formed along Nazca and South American plates. It is a convergent boundary and is oceanic-continental. If you need more info. Go to geology.com
