On the fault line in California
when two plates separate magma rises and cools to form a volcano
nothing happeneds
Plates pulling apart.
Magnetic
tectonic plates
no flex zone
Divergent
When the tectonic plates separate.
causes of earthquake
a divergent boundary
A mid-ocean ridge is created when plates separate. This landform is characterized by underwater mountain ranges where new oceanic crust is formed from volcanic activity along divergent plate boundaries.
Places where tectonic plates separate are known as divergent boundaries. At these boundary locations, magma rises from the mantle, forming new crust as the plates move apart.