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Lots of things. Most of which are leading to the creation of new oceanic crust.
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What is happening at the mid atlantic ridge?
New crust is being formed.
Where is active seafloor spreading occurring today?
At any divergent plate margin: The Mid-Atlantic Ridge The boundary between the African Plate and Arabian Plate (the Red Sea) Great Rift Valley West Antarctic Rift East Pacific Rise Pacific-Antarctic Ridge Galapagos Rise Gakkel Ridge
What type of fault line is the mid-Atlantic ridge?
no the mid- Atlantic ridge is a transform boundary
A mid-ocean ridge forms along what plates?
tectonic plates
What activity occurs along the mid-atlantic ridge?
volcanic activity
Where do midocean ridges intersect the landmasses?
Midocean ridges are areas where continents broke apart. Midocean ridges are closest to the landmasses in younger oceans. One example where a midocean ridge intersected a landmass is the Arabian sea, which was formed by the pulling apart of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa.
Is the Mid-Oceanic Ridge in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean?
One of the midocean ridges is, but others are in other oceans, seas, and bays.
When was Along the Ridge created?
Along the Ridge was created in 2006.
What is the duration of Along the Ridge?
The duration of Along the Ridge is 1.8 hours.
Do Ocean sediments become younger or older away from midocean ridges?
Older, as it moves away from the mid-ocean ridge the sediment gets thicker and older
When was MidOcean Partners created?
MidOcean Partners was created in 2003.
What is the difference between a rift valley and a mid ocean ridge and what kinds of boundaries do they form at?
a rift valleyis a dip in the ocean floor a mid ocean ridge is a mountain chain formed on the ocean floor . Rift valley - divergent boundary MidOcean Ridge Convergent Boundary
What living things live near the midocean ridge?
Thermophiles, they live at the deep sea smokers and require heat to carry out their biological functions instead of sunlight.
Along what ridge were the union troops positioned?
Cemetary ridge
What are the differences between ocean ridge and seamount?
The midocean ridges are the spreading centers where the plates are moving apart. The seamounts are extinct volcanos produced as the plate passed over a mantle hotspot.
What is happening at the mid atlantic ridge?
New crust is being formed.
What is a force that is causing the plates to move at a midocean ridge?
friction - convection currents in the mantle drag the plates away from the hot rising zone below the ridgegravity - gravity pulls down on the cold dense plate being subducted under the continent, dragging the plate away from the ridge
