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A divergent boundary results in the separation of tectonic plates, leading to the creation of new crust as magma rises up and solidifies at the boundary. This process can form features such as mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys on land.

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Is the Alps a divergent boundary?

No, the Alps are not a divergent boundary. The Alps are a mountain range formed from the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates, a result of convergent boundary activity.


What is the antonym for divergent boundary?

The antonym for divergent boundary is convergent boundary. In a divergent boundary, tectonic plates move away from each other, while in a convergent boundary, they move towards each other. This can result in subduction zones, mountain formation, or continental collision.


What is a boundary where 2 plates move apart?

It is called a divergent plate boundary.


What type of boundary is formed when plate separate?

Divergent boundary is formed


What type of boundary occurs between the max a plate and the South American plate?

Convergent on the western perimeter, divergent on the Easter perimeter.


What type of boundary is along ocean ridges?

Constructive or divergent. The ridge formed is of basaltic rock type (though this is a generalisation), and is a source of volcanic activity. Iceland was formed as a result of the sea-floor spreading.


What is a sentence with the word divergent boundary?

Often, a divergent boundary within a continent will produce rifts, which will produce rift valleys. A divergent boundary may also be referred to as an extensional boundary, a constructive boundary, or a divergent plate boundary.


Which type of boundaries is seafloor created by?

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


Are the Andes transform divergent or convergent boundary?

The Andes are a result of the convergent boundary between the Nazca and South American Plate.


What boundary is it called when new crust is being formed?

Divergent Boundary, (Constructive Boundary).


What type of boundary does the red sea affect?

I believe the red sea is located at a divergent plate boundary.


What is created a divergent boundary?

a rift valley forms along the divergent boundary