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What occurs when two tectonics plates move away from each other?
mid-ocean ridges and volcanoes
What happens the age of rock with distance from the mid ocean ridges?
Sorry for this late response,but basically, as the plates move farther away from the mid-ocean ridges, the older it gets..! Hope this helps! ^^
What direction do plates move in relation to ridges?
Depends on the type of plate boundary, at a mid-ocean ridge the plates move away from eachother. Ridges can also occur as a result of plate collision where the top layer of lithosphere is scraped off the subducted slab, this is called an accretionary prism.
Sea-floor spreading is a result of?
Seafloor spreading occurs when two tectonic plates move further away from each at mid-ocean ridges. In these ridges new crust is formed through volcanic activity and thus expanding the seafloor.
What is it called when 2 plates move away from each other?
mid - ocean ridges, they're caused by divergent boundaries Rifts are also on land, such as the Great Rift Valley in Africa mid - ocean ridges, they're caused by divergent boundaries Rifts are also on land, such as the Great Rift Valley in Africa mid - ocean ridges, they're caused by divergent boundaries Rifts are also on land, such as the Great Rift Valley in Africa
What occurs when two tectonics plates move away from each other?
mid-ocean ridges and volcanoes
Divergent plates move from each other This causes to form as well as mid-ocean ridges?
away, rifts
How do earths magnetic pole reversals provide evidence for plate tectonics?
Magnetic stripes can be seen as you move away from ocean ridges.
What happens the age of rock with distance from the mid ocean ridges?
Sorry for this late response,but basically, as the plates move farther away from the mid-ocean ridges, the older it gets..! Hope this helps! ^^
What type of boundry is mid ocean ridge?
The main boundary associated with mid-ocean ridges are divergent boundaries, because the plates move away from eachother, or "diverge".
What forms at a mid ocean ridges?
A mid-ocean ridge is formed when two tectonic plates move away from each other and the opening left by them separating fills in with magma.
Which type of boundary do mid-ocean ridges occur?
divergent
What direction do plates move in relation to ridges?
Depends on the type of plate boundary, at a mid-ocean ridge the plates move away from eachother. Ridges can also occur as a result of plate collision where the top layer of lithosphere is scraped off the subducted slab, this is called an accretionary prism.
Do Plates move together or apart at mid ocean ridges?
Mid Ocean ridges separate the plates and create new seafloor. Places where plates converge and disappear into the abyss are called trenches. The Marianas Trench is the deepest trench in the world.
Sea-floor spreading is a result of?
Seafloor spreading occurs when two tectonic plates move further away from each at mid-ocean ridges. In these ridges new crust is formed through volcanic activity and thus expanding the seafloor.
What is it called when 2 plates move away from each other?
mid - ocean ridges, they're caused by divergent boundaries Rifts are also on land, such as the Great Rift Valley in Africa mid - ocean ridges, they're caused by divergent boundaries Rifts are also on land, such as the Great Rift Valley in Africa mid - ocean ridges, they're caused by divergent boundaries Rifts are also on land, such as the Great Rift Valley in Africa
Why are tilted blocks of rock common along mid-ocean ridges?
Plates move apart at these tectonic plate boundaries.
