Divergent boundary - Wikipedia
In plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary (also known as a constructive boundary or an extensional boundary) is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic …
Divergent Plate Boundaries - Divergent Boundary - Geology.com
Visit the Interactive Plate Boundary Map to explore satellite images of divergent boundaries between continental plates. Two locations are marked within the rift valley of East Africa, and …
Divergent Boundary: Definition, Features, Examples - Geology In
Divergent boundary, also known as a constructive boundary or an extensional boundary, is a linear geologic feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each …
5.4: Plate Boundaries - Geosciences LibreTexts
Aug 24, 2024 · Divergent Plate Boundaries. A divergent plate boundary is when two plates move away from each other under tensional stress. The oceanic crust becomes thin, and cracks …
Divergent Plate Boundary—Continental Rift - U.S. National Park Service
Feb 11, 2020 · In the western part of the continent, divergent plate boundary forces are beginning to rip the continent apart, forming the Basin and Range Province and its adjacent eastern arm, …
2.4: Divergent Boundaries - Geosciences LibreTexts
At divergent boundaries, sometimes called constructive boundaries, lithospheric plates move away from each other. There are two types of divergent boundaries, categorized by where …
What are the different types of plate tectonic boundaries?
A divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. Along these boundaries, earthquakes are common and magma (molten rock) rises from the Earth’s mantle …
Understanding plate motions [This Dynamic Earth, USGS]
Divergent boundaries Picture two giant conveyor belts, facing each other but slowly moving in opposite directions as they transport newly formed oceanic crust away from the ridge crest. …
Divergent Plate Boundaries - ThoughtCo
Jan 17, 2020 · Unlike convergent boundaries, divergence occurs between only oceanic or only continental plates, not one of each. The vast majority of divergent boundaries are found in the …
Divergent boundaries: the tectonic forces that split the earth
Jun 13, 2023 · Divergent boundaries (in geology) occur when tectonic plates—immense, rigid pieces of the Earth’s lithosphere—move apart, or diverge. This is one of the main types of …
Divergent Plate Boundaries
Divergent Plate Boundaries At divergent plate margins, plates are moving apart and new lithosphere is being created. In the oceans, this has produced the mid ocean ridge system, …
Plate Tectonics: divergent plate boundaries, mid-oecean ridges …
Mar 5, 2024 · Spreading-center volcanism occurs at rift-zones, where two plates are moving apart from each other. Most commonly this is the case at mid-oceanic ridges, where two oceanic …
Divergent plate boundaries on continents: rift valleys
At continental spreading boundaries, a continental plate is in the progress of being ripped apart along a so-called rift, a set of parallel fractures that form a graben. If the process continues …
Divergent Plate Boundaries - U.S. National Park Service
Feb 11, 2020 · The landscapes of several National Park Service sites reveal divergent plate boundary processes that have resulted in continental rift zones and passive continental …
2.5 Divergent Boundaries - Maricopa Open Digital Press
Tensional stress operates between the tectonic plates at a divergent boundary, which causes the lithosphere at these locations to stretch and pull apart. Divergent boundaries slowly grow …
Divergent Plate Boundary—Passive Continental Margins
Feb 11, 2020 · Several National Park System sites on the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts lie along modern passive continental margins formed when Africa and South America rifted away …
2.4: Divergent Boundaries - Geosciences LibreTexts
Aug 30, 2024 · There are two types of divergent boundaries, categorized by where they occur: continental rift zones and mid-ocean ridges. Continental rift zones occur in weak spots in the …
3.7: Tectonic Plate Boundaries - Geosciences LibreTexts
Divergent Boundaries. Divergent boundaries, sometimes called constructiveboundaries, are places where two or more plates have a net movement away from each other. They can occur …
4.4: Divergent Plate Boundaries - Geosciences LibreTexts
Feb 15, 2021 · Continental Rifting. Continental Rifting occurs where divergent boundaries form within continental landmasses: • Involves rifting (pulling apart) of continental crust (CC) only. • …
4.5: Divergent Plate Boundaries - Geosciences LibreTexts
Jun 10, 2024 · Divergent boundaries are spreading boundaries, where new oceanic crust is created to fill in the space as the plates move apart. Most divergent boundaries are located …