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Divergent boundaries are areas where continental or oceanic plates are moving away from each other and creating new crust. Examples would be the Mid-Oceanic Ridge and the East African Rift Zone.

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How are oceanic ridges form?

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How are convergent boundaries different from divergent boundries?

convergent boundaries collide but divergent boundaries move away from each other.


What happens divergent boundaries?

divergent boundaries happen when 2 plates move apart or divide


Where are most divergent boundaries found?

On the seafloor. Yes, the mid oceanic ridges are all divergent boundaries.


Which type of boundaries is seafloor created by?

Seafloor is created at divergent plate boundaries called the mid-ocean ridges.


What are plate boundaries that move away form each other?

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Insterting facts about divergent boundaries?

Divergent Boundaries - A boundary between two lithoperic plates that are moving apart .


What happens along divergent boundaries?

along divergent boundaries tectonic plates move apart & rifts are created


Do divergent boundaries cause island arcing?

No. Divergent boundaries cause mid ocean ridges (MORs) to form.


What do transform boundaries have in common with divergent boundaries?

Both transform boundaries and divergent boundaries involve movement of Earth's tectonic plates. However, transform boundaries involve plates sliding past each other horizontally, while divergent boundaries involve plates moving away from each other.


Where can divergent divergent boundary be found?

Most divergent boundaries can be found on the ocean floor. divergent boundaries create Rift Valleys An example of this is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge discovered by Harry Hess.


Is subduction common at divergent plate boundaries?

No, subduction is not common at divergent plate boundaries. Divergent plate boundaries are characterized by plates moving away from each other, which creates new oceanic crust. Subduction occurs at convergent plate boundaries where plates collide and one descends beneath the other.