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The stress force that pulls on the crust where two plates are moving apart is called .?
tension
What is the force that stretches or pull apart the crust called?
When there is a divergent boundary, regardless if the plates are ocean-ocean or continental-continental, tensional stress pulls on the crust. Rocks have weaker tensional strength than compressive strength, so they are easier to pull apart.
What force occurs where Earth's plates are moving apart?
The force occurring where Earth's plates are moving apart is tensional stress. This stress leads to the creation of new crust through processes like seafloor spreading and the formation of rift valleys.
What is stress that pulls and stretches the rock of the crust?
Tension stress is the type of stress that pulls and stretches the rock of the Earth's crust. It commonly occurs at divergent plate boundaries where tectonic plates are moving away from each other. This stress can lead to the formation of features like rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges.
What is divergent plates?
Divergent plates are tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. As they move apart, magma rises from the mantle and creates new crust at the mid-ocean ridges. This process is responsible for seafloor spreading and the formation of new oceanic crust.
The stress force that pulls on the crust where two plates are moving apart is called .?
tension
What is the force that stretches or pull apart the crust called?
When there is a divergent boundary, regardless if the plates are ocean-ocean or continental-continental, tensional stress pulls on the crust. Rocks have weaker tensional strength than compressive strength, so they are easier to pull apart.
What force occurs where Earth's plates are moving apart?
The force occurring where Earth's plates are moving apart is tensional stress. This stress leads to the creation of new crust through processes like seafloor spreading and the formation of rift valleys.
Do trenches occur where plates are moving apart?
Trenches form where plates are moving towards each other in a convergent plate boundary, not where they are moving apart. At divergent boundaries, such as mid-ocean ridges, plates are moving apart, creating new crust.
What stress pulls crust and stretches rock?
Tensional stress pulls crust apart and stretches rock, causing it to deform and eventually break along fault lines. This type of stress commonly occurs at divergent plate boundaries where tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
What is stress that pulls and stretches the rock of the crust?
Tension stress is the type of stress that pulls and stretches the rock of the Earth's crust. It commonly occurs at divergent plate boundaries where tectonic plates are moving away from each other. This stress can lead to the formation of features like rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges.
Which stress force pulls on the crust and stretches rock?
Tensional stress force pulls on the crust and stretches rock. This type of stress occurs where tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
At the Mid-Atlantic Ridge plates are moving apart at about what rate?
At the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, plates are moving apart at a rate of around 2.5 centimeters per year. This movement is driven by seafloor spreading, where magma rises from the mantle and solidifies to create new crust, pushing the plates apart.
What is a boundary between plates that are moving away from each oher?
A boundary where the plates are moving apart is called a divergent boundary. It is also called a constructive boundary because new crust is made there.
New crust forms when or where?
where two plates pull apart from each other at oceanic ridges
Which layer are the plates in?
the plates are apart of the crust,the upper layer of the earth
What are volcanoes and what causes them?
a volcano is a rupture or opening in the earths crust. caused by convergent (coming together) or divergent (moving apart) plates
