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When plates move apart from each other, it's known as divergent plate boundary. This process usually happens along mid-ocean ridges where new crust is formed as magma rises and solidifies.
Convergent and divergent boundaries are terms used in plate tectonics to describe the juncture at two plates and how they move in relation to each other. Divergent plates move apart and convergent move towards each other.
This tends to occur below a constructive / divergent plate boundary so the plates will move away from each other.
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divergent boundaries happen when 2 plates move apart or divide
along divergent boundaries tectonic plates move apart & rifts are created
Plates are moved at a divergent boundary by the magma pushing upwards.
Plates are moved at a divergent boundary by the magma pushing upwards.
Plates move apart on divergent plate boundaries.
Plates move apart along divergent boundaries, where new crust is created through volcanic activity and magma upwelling from the mantle. This process is called seafloor spreading and occurs primarily in mid-ocean ridges.
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At divergent plate boundaries, plates move away from each other due to the upwelling of magma from the mantle. This process creates new oceanic crust as the plates separate. As the plates move apart, they create features such as mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys.
Convergent plates move towards each other, causing alot of compressional forces. Divergent plates move away from each other causing alot of tensional forces.
Plates move apart along divergent boundaries where new oceanic crust is created as magma rises and solidifies between two plates. This process is known as seafloor spreading and occurs primarily along mid-ocean ridges.
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