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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.


What is the place where volcanoes form in the middle of plates called?

The place where volcanoes form in the middle of plates is called a hot spot. Hot spots are areas of high volcanic activity caused by a rising plume of hot mantle material that melts through the Earth's crust, creating volcanic eruptions. An example of a hot spot is the Hawaiian Islands.


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.


What is the difference between a rift valley and a mid ocean ridge and what kinds of boundaries do they form at?

A rift valley is a large depression where tectonic plates are moving apart, creating a gap in the Earth's crust. This forms at divergent boundaries, where plates move away from each other. A mid-ocean ridge is an underwater mountain range formed by the divergence of tectonic plates. They also form at divergent boundaries, specifically at oceanic spreading centers.


What is located in midocean ridges?

At mid-ocean ridges, tectonic plates are moving apart, creating new oceanic crust through volcanic activity. This results in the formation of underwater mountain chains and hydrothermal vents, which support unique ecosystems due to the high temperatures and mineral-rich waters.

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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.


Where are the midocean ridges offset the most by faults?

At transform faults or transform zones.


What is the place where volcanoes form in the middle of plates called?

The place where volcanoes form in the middle of plates is called a hot spot. Hot spots are areas of high volcanic activity caused by a rising plume of hot mantle material that melts through the Earth's crust, creating volcanic eruptions. An example of a hot spot is the Hawaiian Islands.


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.


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


What are the 3 type of earthquakes?

(1)midocean spreading ridges, (2) subduction zones, and (3) transform faults.Normal fault, Reverse fault, and strike-slip fault


What has the author Patricia Elaine Joan Rodgers written?

Patricia Elaine Joan Rodgers has written: 'Midocean archipelagos and international law' -- subject(s): Archipelagoes, Law and legislation


Is the red sea a divergent boundary?

Yes. The Red Sea is actually a geological phenomenon in that sense. It gives geologists a chance to study what happens when two continental plates separate. The actual name for this process is called continental rifting. As the two continents move apart, an elongated depression forms. Eventually, this depression fills with water, which over time, creates an ocean. The Red Sea is part of the East African Rift, and is currently in the early ocean stages.


What is the difference between a rift valley and a mid ocean ridge and what kinds of boundaries do they form at?

A rift valley is a large depression where tectonic plates are moving apart, creating a gap in the Earth's crust. This forms at divergent boundaries, where plates move away from each other. A mid-ocean ridge is an underwater mountain range formed by the divergence of tectonic plates. They also form at divergent boundaries, specifically at oceanic spreading centers.


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.


Which two tectonic plates are separated by the midocean ridge?

The mid ocean ridge separates many plates, not just two. In the Atlantic Ocean it separates the Eurasian and African plates from the North American Plate and the African Plate from the South American Plate. In the Indian Ocean it separates the African Plate from the Antarctic, Australian, Indian Plates and the Australian Plate from the Antarctic Plate. In the Red Sea it separates the African Plate from the Arabian Plate. In the Pacific Ocean it separates the Pacific Plate from the Antarctic, Nazca, Cocos, and Juan de Fuca Plates and the Nazca Plate from the Cocos and Antarctic Plates.