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Plate Tectonics
Divergent Boundaries
Question | Answer |
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What kind of boundary is it when plates spread apart? | Divergent |
What is the motion along a divergent boundary? | Spreading |
What landform forms at a divergent boundary with continental and continental crust? | Rift valley |
What landform forms at a divergent boundary oceanic and oceanic crust? | Mid-ocean ridge |
What geological events occur at a divergent boundary with continental and continental crust? | Earthquakes, volcanic activity, and mountain building |
What geological events occur at a divergent boundary with oceanic and ocean crust? | Seafloor spreading, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic activity, and mountain building |
What is an example of a divergent boundary with continental and continental crust? | East African Rift |
What is an example of a divergent boundary with oceanic and oceanic crust? | Mid-Atlantic Ridge |