Divergent boundariesoccur when two tectonic plates are moving away from each other. As a result, they can create new valleys and oceanic crust, sometimes resulting in volcanoes. The Arabian and African plate have a divergent boundary and caused the 1995 earthquake (magnitude 7.1 on the Richter sc...
Plate boundaries are the edges where two plates meet. Most geologic activities, including volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountain building, take place at plate boundaries. How can two plates move relative to each other? Divergent plate boundaries: the two plates move away from each other. Convergent ...
Divergent boundaries occur where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other. This process allows magma from the mantle to rise to the surface, creating new crust. Spreading Center: This is the most common type of divergent boundary. Spreading centers occur mainly along mid-ocean ridges,...
Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. Along these boundaries, lava spews from long fissures and geysers spurt superheated water. Frequent earthquakes strike along the rift. Beneath the rift, magma—molten rock—rises from the mantle. ...
When two plates move away from each other creating a gap between them. Molten rock (magma) rises from the mantle to fill the gap forming amid-ocean ridge Image Constructive plate boundaries cause mid-ocean ridges, volcanoes and earthquakes, though often less violent than those on destructive pla...
阅读理解Earth's surface(表面) is shaped by the movement of tectonic(地壳构恋的) plates that move into, against, or away from one another. Scientists study what happens to Earth's crust(外壳) at the boundaries of these plates. There are three kinds of boundaries: divergent boundaries, transf...
When two tectonic plates slowly move away from each other it creates a divergent boundary. As this happens, magma rises from the Earth’s mantle into the widening gap between the plates. When it reaches the surface it forms solid rock, creating new crust material. Divergent plate boundaries of...
When two continental plates pull apart, a rift valley is formed. This occurs when the lithosphere, the outermost layer of the Earth, stretches and thins. As the plates move away from each other, magma rises to fill the gap, creating a linear depression known as a rift valley. This process...
Divergent boundaries are formed when plates move away from one another. Volcanic activity is normal as the mantle rises through the thin, fractured rock as it pulls apart. It is also the reason why volcanoes are indications of a divergent boundary. This occurs along the mid-ocean ridge, leadin...
Boundary where tectonic plates move away from each other. Transform Plate Boundary Boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally. Subduction Process where one tectonic plate moves beneath another at a boundary. Igneous Rock