Convergent divergent and transform.
Which boundaries is seafloor created.
At a convergent boundary.
If seafloor is created at a divergent boundary then it must be the opposite at a convergent boundary where is being destroyed.
At a convergent boundary.
The mid atlantic ridge for instance separates the north american plate from the eurasian plate and the south american plate from the african plate the east pacific rise is a mid ocean ridge that runs through the eastern pacific ocean and separates the pacific plate from the north american.
Seafloor spreading can stop during the process but if it continues to the point that the continent is completely severed then a new ocean basin is created.
Between the spreading segments the sides of the transform boundary rub together.
If seafloor is created at a divergent boundary then it must be the opposite at a convergent boundary where is being destroyed.
Seafloor spreading occurs along mid ocean ridges large mountain ranges rising from the ocean floor.
This occurs at divergent boundaries.
Convergent boundaries are also called collision boundaries because they are areas where two plates collide.
But as soon as the seafloor spreads beyond the overlap the two sides stop rubbing and travel abreast.
At transform boundaries the plates slide and grind past one another.
As the plates move new sea floor can be created.
These are called divergent boundaries and mark places where new sea floor is being created.
If seafloor is created at a divergent boundary then it must be the opposite at a convergent boundary where is being destroyed.
At a convergent boundary.
2 4 list the three types of plate boundaries and describe the relative motion at each of them.
The red sea has not yet completely split arabia from africa but a similar feature can be found on the other side of africa that has broken completely free.
The plates form three different kinds of boundaries.
At a divergent boundary mid oceanic ridges are created where sea floor spreading takes place.
2 4 list three types of plate boundaries and describe the relative motion at each of them.