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Do Ocean Trenches Occur where plates are moving apart or where They are moving apart?
at mid ocean ridges
What happens at a divergent ocean-ocean?
New crust is created as the plates are drawn apart.
When plates beneath the ocean move apart from one another what happens to the magma below?
Magma is extruded as lava at the mid-ocean ridges when they are pulled apart.
Where is the earth's crust thin and pulling apart?
at the bottom of the ocean
What forms when two sections of ocean crust slip and pull apart from one another?
Mid-Ocean Trench
Why arent there buoys in the Indian Ocean?
For the same reason they are in no other ocean, there is no requirement for them.
Why are starfish not endangered?
because they arent in an endangered sea/ocean
Do Ocean Trenches Occur where plates are moving apart or where They are moving apart?
at mid ocean ridges
What are the release dates for An Ocean Apart - 2004?
An Ocean Apart - 2004 was released on: USA: 15 October 2004
What actors and actresses appeared in An Ocean Apart - 1988?
The cast of An Ocean Apart - 1988 includes: David Dimbleby as Himself, Presenter
What ocean is the strait of Malacca and waters off the coast of Somalia?
The Indian Ocean, as the Strait of Malacca joins the Indian Ocean to the Pacific, and Somalia has a coastline on the Indian Ocean. Apart from that they are a few thousand miles apart.
Who was not apart of the Indian ocean trade?
Siberia
What sea separates Africa from Ireland?
Africa and Ireland are a long way apart, and are not exactly separated by a sea. To travel from Ireland to Africa by water, you would go through part of the Atlantic Ocean.
What happens at a divergent ocean-ocean?
New crust is created as the plates are drawn apart.
Why does the ocean floor spread apart at the ridge?
Because as tectonic plates move away from each other, the ocean floor spreads apart and fills the gap.
When plates beneath the ocean move apart from one another what happens to the magma below?
Magma is extruded as lava at the mid-ocean ridges when they are pulled apart.
Ocean crust is formed where in the ocean?
New ocean crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges where tectonic plates are diverging (spreading apart).
