Which plate boundary and movement commonly create ridges, like the Mid-Atlantic Oceanic Ridge? Explain how ridges can be created by plate tectonics.

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Will Ramsey

Biology

11 December, 04:34

Which plate boundary and movement commonly create ridges, like the Mid-Atlantic Oceanic Ridge? Explain how ridges can be created by plate tectonics.

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Zayne Bullock · Answer 1

divergent boundary

Explanation:This uplifting of the ocean floor occurs when convection currents rise in the mantle beneath the oceanic crust and create magma where two tectonic plates meet at a divergent boundary.

Suzan · Answer 2

The lower plate slipping beneath the upper plate eventually hits a snag. The tectonic stressors build until the bottom plate buckles and bends the upper plate into ridges.