0
let me know when u get the ans
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Two tectonic plates under water move apart and magma fills the space between them This is an example of?
seafloor speading
Why do earthquake are always near fault?
Earthquakes occur near fault lines because they happen when two plates slide into each other. Fault lines run over the space between tectonic plates are resting.
How does movement of tectonic plates affect the earths surface?
Lots of things can happen, if two plates pull away from each other, the spot where they split will form new land from lava that rose the surface from the crack. If two plate crash together, mountains and volcanoes can form. If two plates slide past each other, a fault appears, causing earthquakes.
What is a diverging plate boundry?
2 plate tectonic plates that move away from each other. The most active divergent boundaries are between mid-oceanic ridges . A divergent boundary is an area in the Earth's crust where two plates have been pulled apart like at a spreading center.A divergent boundary is when two plates are moving away from each other.
What is the definition for a divergent boundary?
It is where 2 plates are separating, moving away from each other and magma fills the space.
Do astronomers study tectonic plates?
No, astronomers study space. Just remember that the prefix: astro-means space. Geologists study the earth, including tectonic plates.
Two tectonic plates under water move apart and magma fills the space between them This is an example of?
seafloor speading
True or false the tectonic plates are able to be seen from space?
yes
Why do earthquake are always near fault?
Earthquakes occur near fault lines because they happen when two plates slide into each other. Fault lines run over the space between tectonic plates are resting.
Where is seafloor being created?
The mid-atlantic Ridge. There, two tectonic plates are pulling apart, and magma from the mantle rises to the space between these two plates. This magma is cooled instantly, becoming a new ocean floor.
What happens to the space between plates as some plates move apart?
It forms a hole but new crust is formed.
Where can earthquakes NOT happen?
Above ground. anything connected to the ground would be affected by an earthquake due to the earth being layered by tectonic plates. Therefore space is earthquake free :]
Why does an earthquake make land move?
All earthquakes are caused by excessive pressure, tension, and stress on the tectonic plates (unbelievably massive parts of the ocean floor, about 8 major ones), which move and cause massive friction between the plates going all sorts of directions, especially up and down.
What trenches cause?
The thing that causes oceanic trenches would be two ocean plates pulling apart. This would leave a space in between the plates that is the trench.
Where are mountains belts form?
Mountains are most often formed on faults. Because these faults occur due to the space between tectonic plates, these faults take the form of lines. Thus, the thin belts are along these long lines.
Is North American tectonic plate on top of South American tectonic plate?
No. They each occupy their own space.
How does movement of tectonic plates affect the earths surface?
Lots of things can happen, if two plates pull away from each other, the spot where they split will form new land from lava that rose the surface from the crack. If two plate crash together, mountains and volcanoes can form. If two plates slide past each other, a fault appears, causing earthquakes.
