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Magma seeps up through the two plates from the mantle and form volcanos.
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What happens when the plates move apart towards and slide past?
When tectonic plates move apart, it creates a divergent boundary. As the plates separate, magma from beneath the Earth's surface can rise up, creating new crust. This process can lead to the formation of volcanic activity and mid-ocean ridges.
What things move apart from each other?
Tectonic plates, galaxies in the universe, and expanding balloons are examples of things that move apart from each other.
Where do plates tend to break apart?
Plates tend to break apart at divergent boundaries, where tectonic plates move away from each other. This process often occurs along mid-ocean ridges, where magma rises to create new crust as the plates separate. Tension builds up in the lithosphere, leading to fractures and faults as the plates move apart. Additionally, rift valleys can form in continental regions where tectonic forces are pulling the crust apart.
What is a tectonic plate boundary?
A tectonic plate boundary is a region where two tectonic plates meet. These boundaries can be convergent (plates move towards each other), divergent (plates move away from each other), or transform (plates slide past each other horizontally). The interactions at these boundaries are responsible for earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the formation of mountain ranges.
What boundary forms when tectonic plates pull apart?
A divergent boundary forms when tectonic plates pull apart. As the plates move away from each other, magma rises up to create new crust, resulting in features like mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys on land.
What happens at spreading plate boundaries?
tectonic plates move apart allowing magma to move to the surface.
What happens along divergent boundaries?
along divergent boundaries tectonic plates move apart & rifts are created
Tectonic plates interact at what?
Tectonic plates interact at plate boundariesThey move apart at divergent boundaries
What happens when tectonic plates suddenly move?
An Earthquake happens.
What occurs when tectonic plates move apart?
A rift valley.
Which feature do you see when tectonic plates move apart?
Earthquakes and Tsunami.
Why do the tectonic plates move in the first place?
Tectonic plates move because of the heat and pressure from the Earth's core, causing convection currents in the mantle that push the plates apart or pull them together.
The kind of valley is where tectonic plates move apart?
The awnser is rift vally
What happens when the plates move apart towards and slide past?
When tectonic plates move apart, it creates a divergent boundary. As the plates separate, magma from beneath the Earth's surface can rise up, creating new crust. This process can lead to the formation of volcanic activity and mid-ocean ridges.
What causes tectonic plates to move?
Tectonic plates move due to the heat and pressure from the Earth's mantle, causing convection currents that push the plates apart or pull them together. This movement is known as plate tectonics.
What happens in a continental plate?
the plates move apart
Can tectonic plates pull apart collide and move past one another?
yes
