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Which type of mountain forms because of a divergent plate boundary?
A rift valley forms due to a divergent plate boundary. As the plates move apart, the crust stretches and thins, creating a depression that can eventually develop into a valley with steep walls. An example of a rift valley formed by a divergent boundary is the East African Rift.
What are the key differences between a divergent boundary and a convergent boundary in plate tectonics?
A divergent boundary is where tectonic plates move away from each other, creating new crust. A convergent boundary is where plates collide, leading to the formation of mountains or subduction zones.
Give examples of where the three types of plate movements occur?
Divergent plate boundary: The Mid-Atlantic Ridge where the Eurasian Plate and North American Plate are moving apart. Convergent plate boundary: The Andes Mountains where the South American Plate is colliding with the Nazca Plate. Transform plate boundary: The San Andreas Fault in California where the Pacific Plate and North American Plate are sliding past each other.
What kind of plate boundary causes mountains to form?
The plate boundary that causes mountains to form is called a convergent boundary.
Which type of boundary do mid-ocean ridges occur?
divergent
What is a boundary where 2 plates move apart?
It is called a divergent plate boundary.
What landforms form at a continental and oceanic divergent plate boundary?
The landforms that could develop at a continental and oceanic divergent plate boundary includes; Rifts and Volcanic Mountains.
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.
Which type of mountain forms because of a divergent plate boundary?
A rift valley forms due to a divergent plate boundary. As the plates move apart, the crust stretches and thins, creating a depression that can eventually develop into a valley with steep walls. An example of a rift valley formed by a divergent boundary is the East African Rift.
What type of boundary is formed when plate separate?
Divergent boundary is formed
What do you call the plate boundary where plates are moving away from each other?
divergent boundary
Which plate boundary is Rabaul on?
Rabaul is on the Australian-Pacific plate boundary. The Australian-Pacific plate boundary is over 4,000 kilometers long and is situated by Papua, New Guinea.
How is similar divergent plate boundary and transform plate boundary?
They are similar because they both form volcanoes and earthquakes.
What is the fastest spreading divergent plate boundary?
The mid-ocean ridge system is the longest continuous divergent plate boundary on Earth.
What boundary creates a crust?
The Divergent Boundaries.
What is the plate boundary of the mid-Atlantic ridge?
A divergent plate boundary.
What are the all the boundary?
Convergent plate boundary, divergent plate boundary and strike-slip (transform) plate boundary.
