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New crust is formed at divergent boundaries. While an equal volume of new crust is forming the Earth still remains the same size.
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New crust forms what kind of new boundaries?
New crust forms at divergent boundaries, where tectonic plates move away from each other. This process can occur in oceanic or continental crust.
Earth does not get bigger as new oceanic crust forms?
Just as new oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridges, old oceanic crust is destroyed at subduction zones.
Where does new crust forms in the earth?
at ocean ridges
New crust forms what?
New crust forms at mid-ocean ridges through the process of seafloor spreading. Magma rises to the surface, cools, and solidifies to create new oceanic crust. This process helps drive the movement of tectonic plates.
Is the continental drift the new crust that forms magma?
yes it is
What plate boundaries are where the crust forms?
Mid-ocean ridges are divergent plate boundaries where new oceanic crust forms as tectonic plates move apart. At these boundaries, magma rises from the mantle, cooling and solidifying to create new crust.
What forms at the center of the mid ocean ridge?
New oceanic crust.
How can the ocean crust be different ages?
On geologic time scales, new oceanic crust is constantly being formed ad mid-ocean ridges while older crust is destroyed at subduction zones. The crust forms at the ridge and is carried away by the movement of the plate as new crust forms to take its place. The oceanic crust is youngest new a mid ocean ridge and oldest far away from it.
How can the crust be different ages?
On geologic time scales, new oceanic crust is constantly being formed ad mid-ocean ridges while older crust is destroyed at subduction zones. The crust forms at the ridge and is carried away by the movement of the plate as new crust forms to take its place. The oceanic crust is youngest new a mid ocean ridge and oldest far away from it.
New crust forms on the ocean floor due to what process?
New crust forms on the ocean floor through seafloor spreading, where magma rises up from the mantle through mid-ocean ridges and solidifies into new crust as tectonic plates move apart.
Is a new ocean crust formed at a divergent boundary?
because the molten rock cools in the water and forms a oceanic crust
Which geologic process forms new crust on the ocean floor?
Seafloor spreading is the geologic process that forms new crust on the ocean floor. This occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where tectonic plates move apart and magma rises to the surface, solidifying to form new oceanic crust.
