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What is one name of a divergent plate boundary that there are?
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Divergent plate boundaries occur where two plates are moving away from each other, and "new ground" is being formed. The oceans all have divegent boundaries at the mid-oceanic ridges. Another one is in eastern Africa in what is known as the Great Rift Valley. This will someday split the African continent apart.
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Why does California have a high frequency in earthquakes?
Because it's located on one of the 7 plates. The tectonic plates. They consist of divergent and convergent boundaries. The land of California is a convergent boundary and the ocean is divergent. When they push together it forms mountains or volcanoes. When Earthquakes happen it's because they're pulling apart and releasing tension. Hope that helps because I'm only 15 and I just learned this in science! Good luck!
Where does new sea floor form?
It forms at the edges of Divergent Tectonic Plates; as opposed to the Earthquakes that are found at the Convergent Plate Boundaries [where one Plate subsides beneath the other Plate].
What plate boundary created new Madrid?
That's not on a plate boundary ... it might have become one if the rift valley that should/could/shud-of split north America in two had completed forming.
Identify the type of plate boundary at which most volcanoes are found?
Convergent boundaries.If you are doing lots of research, it's technically also divergent boundaries. However, if you are answering a multiple choice or fill in the blank where you can only put in one thing, put in convergent boundaries.How do I know this?When I put divergent boundaries in for my answer on my science test, it said I was wrong. And transform boundaries is definitaly not the answer. :) And I've done lots of studying and research
What type of fault was the Great Chilean Earthquake on?
The plate boundary the Chile earthquake occurred on in 2010 was the converging boundary. A converging boundary is when two plates move closer together. In this case the converging boundary moved so close together that the plates hut one another. They then subducted under on another and the earthquake was formed.
What are the 3 types of plate boundarys?
divergent plate boundary- a boundary where two plates move apart from each other. convergent plate boundary- a boundary where two plates move towards each other so that one plate can sink beneath the other. transform plate boundary- a boundary where one plate slips along side another plate.
The area where two neighboring tectonic plates move away from one another is called an areas boundary?
A divergent boundary is an area where two neighboring tectonic plates move away from one another. It can also be called a divergent plate boundary, constructive boundary or extensional boundary.
What a divergent plate boundaries?
A divergent plate boundary is one where the two plates on either side of the boundary are moving apart; 'di-' meaning away. Convergent plates are moving together.
What plate is sea floor created?
the divergent plate boundary is the one that is sea floor created
Define and relate the following to the plate tectonics theory?
There are 2 tectonics theories namely: divergent boundary and subduction zone. The boundary of the plate tectonics where two plates are placed is called divergent boundary while the subduction zone is a convergent boundary where in one plate is subducted on another.
Why is the boundary of the Nazca Plate considered divergent rather than convergent?
The Nazca plate has more than one boundary. The western and northern boundaries are divergent as the plates are moving apart from one another. However, the Nazca plate's eastern boundary is convergent as it collides with and subducts under the South American Plate.
What famous feature in California represents one of the plate boudaries?
divergent boundary
What type of plate boundary exists?
divergent plate boundary- a boundary where two plates move apart from each other. convergent plate boundary- a boundary where two plates move towards each other so that one plate can sink beneath the other. transform plate boundary- a boundary where one plate slips along side another plate.
What type of plate boundary causes shear stresses?
Shearing stress is one of three kinds of stresses. Compressional and tensional are the others. Shearing stress is associated with transform. The other two kinds of plate boundaries are convergent and divergent.
When 2 tectonic plates move away from one another the boundary between them is called?
a divergent plate boundary.
What type of plate boundary is Popocatepetl at?
Convergent, divergent, or maybe a transform boundary. Choose any one you want to.
What forms when one plate slides past another plate?
Its either a transform boundary, divergent boundary, subduction zone, of the mid-ocean ridge.
