Divergent Faults Form When Tectonic Plates _____.
A Divergent Boundary Occurs When Two Tectonic Plates Move Away from Each Other. Along These Boundaries, Earthquakes Are Common and Magma (Molten Rock) Rises...
Do divergent plates cause earthquakes?
Shallow, low-magnitude earthquakes commonly occur at divergent plate boundaries. … This causes the crust to crack and form faults where earthquakes occur. Most earthquakes at divergent plate boundaries occur at mid-ocean ridges where two pieces of oceanic crust are moving away from each other.
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What is formed at a divergent plate boundary?
A divergent plate boundary often forms a mountain chain known as a ridge. This feature forms as magma escapes into the space between the spreading tectonic plates.
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