The movement of ocean floor on either side of a mid-ocean ridge is known as seafloor spreading. As new oceanic crust is formed at the ridge, it pushes the existing crust away from the ridge in opposite directions, creating a continuous process of plate tectonics.
Fill the gap between separating plates.
A mid-ocean ridge is a crustal feature formed by divergent plate movement. This occurs when tectonic plates move apart, allowing magma to rise to the surface, creating new oceanic crust.
No. The newest ocean floor is at the mid-ocean ridge.
No, most of the volcanoes along the mid-ocean ridge do not rise above the ocean's surface. These submarine volcanoes are typically under the water and form part of the continuous volcanic activity that occurs along the ocean ridges. Only a few volcanoes along the mid-ocean ridge, such as Iceland, rise above the ocean's surface.
The movement of ocean floor on either side of a mid-ocean ridge is known as seafloor spreading. As new oceanic crust is formed at the ridge, it pushes the existing crust away from the ridge in opposite directions, creating a continuous process of plate tectonics.
The Mid-Atlantic ridge.
Mid-Ocean Ridge
The Mid-Atlantic ridge.
Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
To fill the gap of separating plates.
To fill the gap of separating plates.
To fill the gap of separating plates.
To fill the gap of separating plates.
It doesn't have a role. It is a natural phenomena
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
The mid-ocean ridge are mountains that were formed underwater.