GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Divergent (Spreading):This is where two plates move away from each other. Molten rock from the mantle erupts along the opening, forming new crust. The earthquakes that occur along these zones, called spreading centers, are relatively small.

Detailed explanation-2: -When two plates are moving away from each other, we call this a divergent plate boundary. Along these boundaries, magma rises from deep within the Earth and erupts to form new crust on the lithosphere. Most divergent plate boundaries are underwater and form submarine mountain ranges called oceanic spreading ridges.

Detailed explanation-3: -Divergent boundaries occur along spreading centers where plates are moving apart and new crust is created by magma pushing up from the mantle.

Detailed explanation-4: -Converging tectonic plates are the one that come towards each other and form a convergent boundary while diverging tectonic plates are the one that move away from each other and form divergent boundaries.

Detailed explanation-5: -The East African Rift (Great Rift Valley) in eastern Africa. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge system separates the North American Plate and South American Plate in the west from the Eurasian Plate and African Plate in the east. The Gakkel Ridge is a slow spreading ridge located in the Arctic Ocean. More items