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Is Mount Vesuvius near a hot spot divergent or convergent plate boundary?

Vesuvius is associated with a convergent boundary between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.


Which plate boundary creates new land like the seafloor at the mid-Atlantic ridge?

A divergent plate boundary creates new land like the seafloor at the mid-Atlantic ridge. At these boundaries, tectonic plates move away from each other, allowing magma to rise up and solidify, forming new oceanic crust. As the crust cools and spreads outward, it creates new land in the form of the ocean floor.


What is a Divergent plate boundary and what happens?

A divergent plate boundary is where two tectonic plates move away from each other. As the plates separate, magma from the mantle rises to fill the gap, creating new crust. This process is known as seafloor spreading and can lead to the formation of oceanic ridges or rift valleys on land.


What plate boundary produces new land?

A divergent plate boundary produces new land by pulling apart two tectonic plates, allowing magma to rise from the mantle and form new crust as it solidifies. This process creates new land through volcanic activity, such as underwater volcanic eruptions along mid-ocean ridges.


Which type of plate boundary is associated with volcanoes on land?

Volcanoes on continents can develop at path convergent and divergent boundaries. They can occur where an oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate, producing a volcanic arc such as in the Cascade Range. Volcanoes can also occur in areas of rifting, such as Africa's Great Rift Valley, a developing divergent boundary. Where two oceanic plates converge volcanoes can develop underwater and eventually form volcanic islands. Volcanoes can also develop away from a plate boundary over a hot spot.

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What land form feature generally marks a divergent plate boundary?

The landform feature that generally marks a divergent plate boundary is the plate tectonic. This is mainly responsible for the changes on the surface of the earth.Ê


What is an example of a divergent boundary on land?

Cookies and milk.


What are 3 different specific places divergent boundaries are found?

Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Located in the Atlantic Ocean, this is a divergent boundary where the North American Plate and Eurasian Plate are moving apart. East African Rift: Found in Eastern Africa, this divergent boundary is where the African Plate is splitting into the Nubian Plate and the Somali Plate. Red Sea: The Red Sea is an example of a divergent boundary where the Arabian Plate is moving away from the African Plate, creating a rift zone filled with oceanic crust.


How can plate movement create super continent?

A divergent plate boundary helps create land, which means that it can create a big land piece, such as, a continent.


Is Mount Vesuvius near a hot spot divergent or convergent plate boundary?

Vesuvius is associated with a convergent boundary between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.


At a divergent boundary land is gained or lost?

At a divergent boundary, land is gained. Ocean ridges are prominent at divergent plate boundaries. Ocean ridges are areas of seafloor spreading. Seafloor spreading occurs as upwelling magma rises to the surface. This upwelling magma hardens and forms new seafloor.


What are the examples of divergent boundary?

Examples of a divergent boundary would be a mid-ocean ridge. Two plates are pulling apart from each other. If you have heard before, the magma from the asthenosphere find a way to get out through the crack of the diverging plates and makes new land. Another type of devergent boundary would be a fissure. It is a long linear crack made by the plates moving apart. I think maybe another one would probably be a volcano, but I am not sure.


Is a volcano a convergent boundary?

No. A volcano is not a plate boundary. Most volcanoes on land are associated with convergent boundaries, but many are associated with divergent boundaries and others with hot spots.


Which plate boundary creates new land like the seafloor at the mid-Atlantic ridge?

A divergent plate boundary creates new land like the seafloor at the mid-Atlantic ridge. At these boundaries, tectonic plates move away from each other, allowing magma to rise up and solidify, forming new oceanic crust. As the crust cools and spreads outward, it creates new land in the form of the ocean floor.


What is a Divergent plate boundary and what happens?

A divergent plate boundary is where two tectonic plates move away from each other. As the plates separate, magma from the mantle rises to fill the gap, creating new crust. This process is known as seafloor spreading and can lead to the formation of oceanic ridges or rift valleys on land.


What plate boundary produces new land?

A divergent plate boundary produces new land by pulling apart two tectonic plates, allowing magma to rise from the mantle and form new crust as it solidifies. This process creates new land through volcanic activity, such as underwater volcanic eruptions along mid-ocean ridges.


What is a deep valley on land that forms a divergent boundary?

A rift valley.