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What processes found at a divergent boundary help form the following rocks?
The process of upwelling magma is found a divergent boundaries. As this magma nears the surface it decompresses, and some of it flows onto the surface of the Earth as lava. Magma that solidifies beneath the surface of the Earth hardens into gabbro while lava on the surface of the Earth hardens into basalt. Both of these are igneous rocks. Metamorphic rocks are formed from the heat flowing from the igneous rocks. Sedimentary rocks are formed from the sediments collecting in the basins created from rifting (that is, the divergent boundaries). Metamorphic and sedimentary rocks are not considered to be formed at divergent boundaries.
Why does the earths surface not get any smaller or larger using divergent and convent plate boundarys?
The Earth's surface remains relatively constant in size due to the processes occurring at divergent and convergent plate boundaries. At divergent boundaries, tectonic plates move apart, allowing magma to rise and create new crust, which offsets the surface area lost at convergent boundaries where plates collide and one is subducted into the mantle. This recycling of crust ensures that, overall, the Earth's surface area remains stable. Thus, any new crust formed at divergent boundaries is balanced by crust being destroyed at convergent boundaries.
What is the similarities between convergent divergent and transform boundaries?
they both form volcanoes and earthquakes
Which two major rivers formed the western and southern boundaries of the northwest territory?
The Ohio and Mississippi rivers outlined the boundaries of the Western and Southern boundaries of the Northwest Territory.
What caused the Andes mountains to form?
They were formed by deposition and by convergent boundaries
Do trenches occur at divergent boundaries?
that is false
Do Trenches occur at divergent plate boundaries.?
that is false
Are divergent plate boundaries associated with folded mountains and deep sea trenches?
No. Sea floor trenches are found at convergent boundaries. divergen boundaries form mid-ocean ridges.
What are formed at divergent and converging boundaries?
At divergent boundaries, mid-ocean ridges are formed as tectonic plates pull apart. At converging boundaries, various geologic features are formed such as trenches, mountains, and volcanic arcs, depending on the type of plates involved (oceanic vs. continental).
What landform are formed at a divergent boundary?
landforms associated with divergent boundaries are known as island arc orogeny and they lead to formation of islands and volcanoes along with trenches. example would be Japanese island, aleutian island etc.
Ocean ridges are formed by what boundaries?
Divergent boundaries form ocean ridges.
A geologic feature of divergent plate boundaries in oceanic crust is the formation of?
rift valleys
What explains the locations of mountains trenches and volcanoes?
The locations of mountains, trenches, and volcanoes are primarily influenced by plate tectonics. Mountains form at convergent plate boundaries where plates collide and create uplift. Trenches are formed at subduction zones where one plate is forced beneath another. Volcanoes can occur at convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and hot spots where magma rises to the surface.
What is the Red Sea believed to be the site of a recently formed?
divergent boundaries
What is the difference between a ocean ridge and trench?
Trenches are formed by divergent plates, Whereas Ridges are formed by plate in collision.
Do divergent boundaries make volcanos?
Yes volcanos are formed on convergent and divergent plate boundries but NOT on transform boundries
Do divergent boundaries cause the formation of mountains?
No, divergent boundaries do not cause the formation of mountains. Instead, mountains are typically formed at convergent boundaries where tectonic plates collide. Divergent boundaries are where plates move away from each other, creating rifts and oceanic ridges.
