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A convergent boundary forms when two tectonic plates collide.
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∙ 13y agoWhat is a fault? A fault is a break in the earth's crust along which movement can take place causing an earthquake. In Utah, movement along faults is mostly vertical; mountain blocks (for example, the Wasatch Range) move up relative to the downward movement of valley blocks (for example, the Salt Lake Valley).
Why are faults a concern? Faults with evidence of Holocene (about 10,000 years ago to present) movement are the main concern because they are most likely to generate future earthquakes. If the earthquake is large enough, surface fault rupture can occur.
What is surface fault rupture? With a large earthquake (about magnitude 6.5 and greater), the fault rupture can reach and displace the ground surface, forming a fault scarp (steep break in slope). The resulting fault scarp may be several inches to 20 feet in height, and up to about 40 miles in length, depending on the size of the earthquake.
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∙ 15y agoMost divergent boundaries are found on the ocean floor. These boundaries are places where new oceanic crusts forms through the process of sea-floor spreading. Sea-floor spreading is the process in which new ocean floor is continually being formed as magma rises to the surface and hardens into rock.
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∙ 11y agoMid-Ocean ridge, rifts, volcanoes, and valleys.
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∙ 8y agoa rift valley forms along the divergent boundary
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∙ 11y agonormal faults
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At what type of plate boundary is new ocean crust formed?
Older material
What feature is formed in divergent boundary?
A divergent boundary's feature is a Mid-Ocean Ridge if the divergent boundary is underwater.
What are plate boundaries that move away form each other?
divergent
Which boundary is known as a constructive boundary?
Divergent
What type of plate boundary forms rift valleys?
A divergent plate boundary.
What create a valley?
Divergent boundary!
At what type of plate boundary is new ocean crust formed?
Older material
Do a tsunamis occur during a divergent boundary?
Yes, divergent boundaries create tsunamies.
What is a boundary where 2 plates move apart?
It is called a divergent plate boundary.
What type of boundary is formed when plate separate?
Divergent boundary is formed
What type of boundary occurs between the max a plate and the South American plate?
Convergent on the western perimeter, divergent on the Easter perimeter.
What feature is formed in divergent boundary?
A divergent boundary's feature is a Mid-Ocean Ridge if the divergent boundary is underwater.
What is a sentence with the word divergent boundary?
Often, a divergent boundary within a continent will produce rifts, which will produce rift valleys. A divergent boundary may also be referred to as an extensional boundary, a constructive boundary, or a divergent plate boundary.
Which plate boundary commonly create ridges like the Mid-Atlantic Oceanic Ridg?
Divergent tectonic plate boundary
Which type of boundaries is seafloor created by?
Seafloor is created at divergent plate boundaries called the mid-ocean ridges.
What plate boundary separates the North American plate from the African plate?
Divergent plate boundary
Where can divergent divergent boundary be found?
Most divergent boundaries can be found on the ocean floor. divergent boundaries create Rift Valleys An example of this is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge discovered by Harry Hess.
