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What happens on a divergent plate boundary?
the two plates are moving away from each other, and new crust is formed.
What plate boundary is the Erta Ale volcano on?
Erta Ale volcano is located on the East African Rift, which is a divergent plate boundary. Divergent boundaries are where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other, allowing magma to rise up and create new crust. The East African Rift is a prime example of this type of boundary, where the African Plate is splitting into two separate plates, the Nubian Plate to the west and the Somali Plate to the east.
How does the point go on home plate?
The pointed end of a home plate faces the rear, away from the playing field. The home plate itself if in fair territory.
What happens in the time leading up to an eruption?
Many different things can happen. No two volcanoes are alike. Nothing can happen; an increase in earthquakes, magmatic, etc activity; acidity in bodies of water, land, geysers, tar, etc; deforestation/deaths of wild life, humans, etc; animals run & fly away from the volcano and plumbing is corrupted with sulfur or sulfuric acid just before the eruption.
Why was the seismograph important to ancient china?
It's important because it told the ancient Chinese which direction the earthquakes were from up to 310 miles away.
What is the least dangerous plate boundary?
According to scientific studies, the least dangerous plate boundary is the divergent boundary. Only moderate earthquakes occur in this type of boundary compared to convergent and transform plate boundaries.
Do earthquakes often occur at at faults that are away from plate boundaries?
Yes, but not as often as earthquakes happen near plate boundaries
Do earthquakes most often occur at faults that are away from plate boundary?
Earthquakes infrequently occur away from plate boundaries. Most earthquakes occur at plate boundaries because of the stress caused by the interacting plates.
Why don't earthquakes follow plate boundary lines exactly?
Earthquakes do occur along plate boundaries, but the movement of the plates is not uniform, causing stress to accumulate in areas off the main boundary lines. This stress can result in earthquakes happening slightly away from the boundaries in what are known as intraplate earthquakes. Additionally, faults within the plates can also generate earthquakes.
What do you call the plate boundary where plates are moving away from each other?
divergent boundary
Why does the risk of earthquakes vary across the US?
Earthquakes tend to occur most often at or near the boundaries between tectonic plates. One such boundary runs along the coast of the Western United States all the way from the bottom of California to Alaska. So places near this boundary are at the highest risk of earthquakes. As you move further east, you move further away from this tectonic plate boundary so the risk of earthquakes goes down (although they can still happen).
How can you know the location and kinds of plate boundaries on earth and is there a plate boundary on earth and is there a plate boundary near out area?
You know the location of a plate boundary by how the rocks and other geological features are in a curtain area, for example earthquakes and volcanoes are very common near a boundary. We can tell what kind of boundary it is by the way the ground is moving, if the ground is moving away from the boundary it is most likely a divergent boundary, and if the ground is moving towards the boundary it is likely to be a convergent. I hope that helped
What plate boundaries move away from each other?
The kind of plate boundary that moves apart is a Divergent Plate Boundary
What tectonic plates is near to Charleston South Carolina?
Charleston, SC is on the North American Plate. Even though Charleston is not on a plate boundary, it experiences interplate earthquakes from a fault that runs through this plate. A few of Charleston's earthquakes come from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (2000 miles away).
Why are volcanoes made constructive plate boundary?
they are not as violent because the plates are sliding away from each other and it is a much smoother process
Why are there no earthquakes or volcanic eruptions in Britain?
Tectonic activity occurs mostly at plate boundaries. Britain lies on the Euroasian plate, a few thousand miles away from the plate boundary. Earthquakes are sometimes experienced in the centre of plates, like in Britain, due to impulses in the plates, but these earthquakes are usually measured at below four on the Richter scale, and so are mostly undetected by humans.
Why do areas away from plate boundaries are not affected by earthquakes?
Plate boundaries, as the San Andreas fault demonstrates, are likely to cause earthquakes as sudden releases of stored energy occur when the two plates suddenly slip past each other. Naturally the further you are from the plate boundary the less intense the effect of quakes.
