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When two geologic plates are moving away from each other what happens?
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When it is two continental plates, new oceanic crust is formed, and when this continues, more oceanic crust is formed between the plates.
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When two geologic plates are moving away from each other what can result?
Magma that turns into lava. A crack in the ground.
What types of geologic activities occur along a divergent boundary?
Where 2 plates are separating, moving away from each other and magma fills the space.
What happens when two plates are moving horizontally past each other?
it causes earthquakes!
When two plates diverge what happens?
The tectonic plates are moving apart from each other. The gap created by plates that are moving away from each other is filled in by new crust, created from the solidification of lava which is derived from the decompression melting of rising mantle rock.
Why does a terran have a different geologic history from that of the surrounding area?
The terrain can be different from the surrounding are because, of different reasons. It would be flooding, tectonic plates moving, or various other reasons.
What geologic event is occurring at the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
Plates have always been moving away from each other there, so new crust is being formed there while the crust on the other side of those plates is being subducted into the mantle.
Are the pacific plates and the antarctic plates moving towards each other or away from each other or past each other?
the plates are moving away from each other.
What happens on a divergent plate boundary?
the two plates are moving away from each other, and new crust is formed.
If two geologic plates are sliding past each other they are at what boundary?
Transform boundary is when the plates are sliding past each other: ↑ ↓; Divergent is when plates are sliding away from each other: ← →; and convergent is when plates are sliding towards each other: → ←. Those are the three main plate boundaries.
What happens at these locations that lead to volcanic mountain formation?
Volcanoes form when geologic plates shift and crack against each other. When the gaps fill with molten earth, the volcano really starts to form.
Can two plates moving away from each other form a volcano?
Yes, but no with each other. They can meet other plates.
Divergent plate movement?
Divergent plates are plates that are moving away from each other.
