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Which type of boundaries is seafloor created by?

Seafloor is created at divergent plate boundaries called the mid-ocean ridges.


What are three types of plate bounderys?

the three types of plate boundaries are : -convergent plate boundaries -divergent plate boundaries -transformed plate boundaries


What are three types of bounderies?

the three types of plate boundaries are : -convergent plate boundaries -divergent plate boundaries -transformed plate boundaries


What plate boundary creates?

Divergent Plate Boundaries


Is subduction common at divergent plate boundaries?

No, subduction is not common at divergent plate boundaries. Divergent plate boundaries are characterized by plates moving away from each other, which creates new oceanic crust. Subduction occurs at convergent plate boundaries where plates collide and one descends beneath the other.


What types of boundaries are there?

There are divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries.


What is the divergent plate boundary known for?

Divergent boundaries pull away from each other, and created the ridge in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.


Divergent plate boundaries are characterized by what?

Rifts.


What can occur at divergent plate boundaries?

plant boundaries move together


What are the four plate boundaries?

The four types of plate boundaries are divergent boundaries (plates moving apart), convergent boundaries (plates moving together), transform boundaries (plates sliding past each other), and subduction zones (one plate sinking beneath another).


What are plate boundaries that move away form each other?

divergent


What boundary creates a crust?

The Divergent Boundaries.