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Hot mantle rock rises where the plates are moving apart. This releases pressure on the mantle, which lowers its melting temperature. Lava erupts through long cracks in the ground, or fissures

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What can occur at divergent plate boundaries?

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Which type of plate boundary does rift volcanism occur?

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Volcanoes usually occur along what plate boundaries?

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No, subduction is not common at divergent plate boundaries. Divergent plate boundaries are characterized by plates moving away from each other, which creates new oceanic crust. Subduction occurs at convergent plate boundaries where plates collide and one descends beneath the other.


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Do divergent boundaries have earthquakes?

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Do divergent plate boundaries only occur on the ocean floor?

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Three type of plate boundaries where volcanic eruptions can occur?

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Where do volcanoes occur around divergent plate boundaries?

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