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What pushes up continental crust?

the tectonic plates


Tectonic plates interact at what?

Tectonic plates interact at plate boundariesThey move apart at divergent boundaries


What word of kind of action pulls plates apart?

Tectonic plates, if it is the plates you are talking about, move because of Earth's interior. Recall that inside Earth is flowing lava that rises to the surface. That lava pushes the plates nearest it so it can make place for itself.


At a mid Ocean ridge how do the two tectonic plates move?

At a mid-ocean ridge, tectonic plates move apart from each other due to seafloor spreading. Magma rises up from the mantle, solidifies at the ridge, and forms new oceanic crust. This process pushes the plates away from each other, causing them to move in opposite directions.


What is it called when two tectonic plates pushes into each other?

Convergent Boundary


What are the differences between plate tectonic and tectonic plates?

Converging plates come together. They converge together. Diverging plates come apart.


How does the process of seafloor spreading occur with two tectonic plates moving away from each other?

Seafloor spreading happens when two tectonic plates move apart. Magma rises up from the mantle through the gap, creating new oceanic crust. As the plates continue to move apart, the new crust pushes the older crust away, causing the seafloor to spread.


What causes colliding plates?

tectonic movement can cause tectonic plates to collide, drift apart, or slide across one another


Is it true that rocks an be pulled apart by the movement of tectonic plates?

Yes. Tectonic plates are extremely strong and catastrophic in some cases.


What happens when new basalt forms along mid ocean ridges?

Magma that has bubbled up through the crack in the Earth's surface.


What occurs when tectonic plates move apart?

A rift valley.


How is a divergent fault formed?

When magma pushes 2 plates apart. :)