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The area where two neighboring tectonic plates move away from one another is called an areas boundary?
A divergent boundary is an area where two neighboring tectonic plates move away from one another. It can also be called a divergent plate boundary, constructive boundary or extensional boundary.
How does the movement of the plates cause earthquakes?
As the plates move against each other (usually one moving under another), potential energy builds because some of one or both of the plates don't want to move. Then they give way. The energy released creates waves through the earth. This is the earthquake.
Sea-floor spreading occurs in places where two plates are doing what?
Diverging, by moving apart/away and separating from one another.
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.
If earths plate are always moving why are there no earthquakes all the time?
There are earthquakes all the time. However, they are so weak we do not feel them. Also, the tectonic plates move all the time, but there is only an earthquake when the plates 'crash' into one another.
What directions do the plates move relative to one another at a divergent plate boundary?
they move away form each other, so what ever the direction the plates are the move the apposite direction away
Do convergent plates move away from each other?
they move against one another
What are three ways plates can move in relation to one another?
Plates either move towards each other (convergent plates), away from each other (divergent plates) or slide next to each other (transform plates).
Where do convergent plates move?
Convergent plates move toward one another
The area of two neighboring tectonic plates move away from one another is called a what boundary?
A. Divergent
Which way does the divergent boundary go?
The diverging plates move away from one another in opposite directions.
Boundary between two plates that are moving apart?
Convergent: plates move into one another.Divergent: plates move apart.Transform: plates move sideways in relation to each other.
The area where two neighboring tectonic plates move away from one another is called an area's what boundary?
divergent
When 2 tectonic plates move away from one another the boundary between them is called?
a divergent plate boundary.
When plates move under one another it is known as?
Subduction Plates
The area where two neighboring tectonic plates move away from one another is called an areas boundary?
A divergent boundary is an area where two neighboring tectonic plates move away from one another. It can also be called a divergent plate boundary, constructive boundary or extensional boundary.
What does divergent mean in science terms?
Divergent means to move away from each other. EX. Some of Earth's tectonic plates are divergent, or move away from each other. So magnets opposing one another are DIVERGENT ?
