Divergent boundaries, where tectonic plates move apart, significantly affect the Earth's crust by creating new crust through volcanic activity and seafloor spreading. As plates separate, magma rises from the mantle to fill the gap, solidifying into new rock. This process can lead to the formation of mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys. Additionally, the stretching and thinning of the crust can result in earthquakes and geological features unique to divergent settings.
A divergent boundary causes tectonic plates to move away from each other, leading to the creation of new crust through volcanic activity. This can result in the formation of mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys.
The Divergent Boundaries.
New crust forms at divergent boundaries, where tectonic plates move away from each other. This process can occur in oceanic or continental crust.
Divergent Boundary, (Constructive Boundary).
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A divergent boundary causes tectonic plates to move away from each other, leading to the creation of new crust through volcanic activity. This can result in the formation of mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys.
The Divergent Boundaries.
the divergent bounday forms new crust
New crust is formed at a divergent boundary
Older material
Crust is being made there, from the upwelling of magma.
New crust forms at divergent boundaries, where tectonic plates move away from each other. This process can occur in oceanic or continental crust.
Divergent Boundary, (Constructive Boundary).
how the thin outer crust is floating on the thick liquid mantle, causing the crust to move and form a divergent plate boundary
Divergent plate boundary.
It creates a divergent boundary.
Mid-ocean ridges are divergent plate boundaries where new oceanic crust forms as tectonic plates move apart. At these boundaries, magma rises from the mantle, cooling and solidifying to create new crust.