At a divergent plate boundary the crust is thin. This reduces pressure on the upper mantle, lowering the melting point and allowing some rock to melt.
it is a chemical interaction started by the water the subducted plate brings down with it which causes melting and forms magma which creates volcanoes
As two plates spread apart from each other at the boundary, magma that was trapped below wells up between them. This magma can be released in the form of volcanoes or ooze out from rift valleys.
Oceanic plates diverge at mid-ocean ridges, creating new ocean floor as magma rises to the surface and solidifies. This process is called seafloor spreading, and it results in the formation of new oceanic crust.
Convergent boundaries produce volcanoes. Volcanoes form when an oceanic plate and a continental plate converge, causing the oceanic plate to subduct. The subduction causes a magma chamber to form which feeds the volcano when it erupts.
As two plates spread apart from each other at the boundary, magma that was trapped below wells up between them. This magma can be released in the form of volcanoes or ooze out from rift valleys.
the mid ocean ridges cause the magma to form at a convergent plate boundary.
the mid ocean ridges cause the magma to form at a convergent plate boundary.
the mid ocean ridges cause the magma to form at a convergent plate boundary.
the mid ocean ridges cause the magma to form at a convergent plate boundary.
the mid ocean ridges cause the magma to form at a convergent plate boundary.
it is a chemical interaction started by the water the subducted plate brings down with it which causes melting and forms magma which creates volcanoes
As two plates spread apart from each other at the boundary, magma that was trapped below wells up between them. This magma can be released in the form of volcanoes or ooze out from rift valleys.
At a divergent plate boundary the crust is thin. This reduces pressure on the upper mantle, lowering the melting point and allowing some rock to melt.
When a huge piece of crust diverges (pulls apart), the crust becomes fractured and magma spills out on the surface.
Subduction occurs when one tectonic plate slides beneath another. As the descending plate moves deeper into the Earth's mantle, it heats up and releases water and gases. This causes the overlying plate to melt and form magma, which rises to the surface and creates volcanic activity. The accumulation of this magma and the compression of the overlying plate lead to the formation of mountains.
The plate boundary that causes mountains to form is called a convergent boundary.
Oceanic plates diverge at mid-ocean ridges, creating new ocean floor as magma rises to the surface and solidifies. This process is called seafloor spreading, and it results in the formation of new oceanic crust.