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Constructive plate boundaries are those which are most commonly found between two oceanic plates. These locations include the South American Plate and the African plate, Indo-Australian Plate and Antarctic Plate and between the Nazca and Pacific Plate. the worlds longest constructive boundary is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. These boundaries can be defined as boundaries which create new crustal material. The plates involved in this kind of boundary are diverging, or moving apart, which is the reason the boundaries are sometimes called 'divergent boundaries'. These plates cause some small-scale localised earthquakes. They also cause underwater volcanoes, where the magma rises from the mantle and cools quickly to form solidified igneous rock. Over time this rock builds up to create a chain of volcanoes, some of which become so large that they become volcanic islands such as ones found around Iceland. also associated with this type of boundary are smaller, transform boundaries running at right angles from the main fault.

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What kind of plate boundary causes mountains to form?

The plate boundary that causes mountains to form is called a convergent boundary.


How do constructive forces shape earths features?

Constructive forces, such as volcanic eruptions and deposition of sediment, shape Earth's features by creating new landforms. Volcanic eruptions can build new mountains and islands, while sediment deposition can form new landmasses like deltas and beaches. These forces contribute to the constant changes in Earth's surface over time.


Define constructive force?

A constructive force is a geologic process that builds up or creates landforms on Earth's surface. Examples include volcanic eruptions depositing lava to form new land and sediment deposition from rivers creating deltas.


Is Eyjafjallajokull on a constructive plate boundry?

Yes. It is believed to have erupted in 2010 twice because of the constructive margin. The plates were pulled apart by convection currents then because of this basalt lava seeps in to form a new crust beneath the sea and existing volcano. Much of the magma was intruded as dolerite dykes (thin sheets of igneous rock.) New lava and dykes then added extra crust at each side of the spreading ridge.


When two plates collide what forms?

When two plates collide, it can form different geological features such as mountain ranges, deep-sea trenches, and volcanic arcs. The exact formations that occur depend on the type of collision, whether it's a convergent boundary where plates collide, or a transform boundary where plates slide past each other.

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The noun form for the adjective constructive is constructiveness.


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Is construction an adjective?

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Explain how volcanoes form in the central rift valley of a divergent boundary?

Earthquakes occur along the faults, and volcanoes form when magma reaches the surface, and then the valleys form from erosion.


Is constructive a noun?

The word 'constructive' is an adjective, a word that describes a noun (a constructive idea, a constructivesuggestion).The noun form for the adjective constructive is constructiveness.


Did the Blue Ridge Mountains form from constructive processes?

yes they are constructive and destructive


What will the result be when a divergent boundary?

A divergent boundary results in the separation of tectonic plates, leading to the creation of new crust as magma rises up and solidifies at the boundary. This process can form features such as mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys on land.


Why can volcanoes be constructive and a destructive?

Volcanoes can be constructive when they form islands and mid-ocean ridges


What geologic features might form in the surface if one plate goes upward and the other is downward?

Volcanoes are common on this type of plate boundary