Graben Is A Valley With A Distinct Escarpment On Each Side Caused by The Displacement of A Block of Land

A horst is an elevated part of the earth's crust that rises between two faults.
A horst is higher than the

land around it. A horst represents a good life lesson — although it's surrounded by faults, it always rises
above.
graben is a valley with a distinct escarpment on each side caused by the displacement of a block of land
downward. Graben often occur side-by-side with horsts. Horst and graben structures indicate tensional
forces and crustal stretching.
How do divergent boundaries form volcanoes?
-Most active divergent plate boundaries occur between oceanic plates and exist as mid-oceanic ridges.
Divergent boundaries also form volcanic islands which occur when the plates move apart to produce
gaps which molten lava rises to fill.
What causes volcanoes to form at a divergent plate boundary? The divergent boundaries pull apart
from each other creating a weak spot in the crust, allowing magma o come through and reach the
surface. ... A volcano forms above a hot spot when magma erupts through the crust and reaches the
surface.
Divergent boundaries in the middle of the ocean contribute to seafloor spreading. As plates made of
oceanic crust pull apart, a crack in the ocean floor appears. Magma then oozes up from the mantle to fill
in the space between the plates, forming a raised ridge called a mid-ocean ridge.
Convergent boundaries form strong earthquakes, as well as volcanic mountains or islands, when the
sinking oceanic plate melts. The third type is transform boundaries, or boundaries where plates slide
past each other, forming strong earthquakes.
A divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. Along these
boundaries, lava spews from long fissures and geysers spurt superheated water. ... Thus at divergent
boundaries, oceanic crust, made of basalt, is created. When two plates come together, it is known as a
convergent boundary.
If two tectonic plates collide, they form a convergent plate boundary. Usually, one of the converging
plates will move beneath the other, which is known as subduction. ... While the process is volcanic,
volcanoes and earthquakes along oceanic spreading ridges are not as violent as they are at convergent
plate boundaries.\
Divergent boundaries are boundaries where plates pull away from each other, forming mild
earthquakes and volcanoes as magma comes to the surface. Convergent boundaries are boundaries
where two plates are pushing into each other.
The theory of plate tectonics states that the crust of the earth is broken up into large pieces, or plates,
that move around by floating on top of the liquid layer of the earth known as the mantle. This process is
driven by convection currents within the mantle. Convection currents are formed by hot magma near
the core rising towards the surface, while cooler magma near the crust sinks, setting up a current that
causes the plates to move. These currents are the primary driving force behind plate movement. This
theory was the result of decades of work and observations made of the earth's surface. It is still the first
model to neatly explain all the pieces of data scientists couldn't explain when they thought the surface
of the earth was stationary.
The first way two cars can move relative to each other is in divergent directions, like passing a
car going the other way. Plates also can pull apart from each other. This is known as a divergent
boundary. A divergent boundary is a fault where the two plates are moving away from each
other.
Rift valleys develop when a continent is broken apart by a divergent boundary.
Now, as plates pull apart, several things may occur. First of all, volcanic activity is common in
these areas since mantle easily moves to the surface through the thin, fractured rock as it
separates. Volcanoes are a sign of a divergent boundary. This happens all along the mid-ocean
ridge where magma is constantly streaming to the surface, creating new ocean floor as the plates
separate.
If a continent happens to be a place where a divergent boundary occurs, then the continent will
begin to be torn apart as the sides of the plates separate, creating a rift valley. The African Rift
Valley in East Africa is an example of this occurrence. Eventually, the ocean will separate East
Africa from the rest, making a large island.
Convergent Boundary
A second way cars interact (unfortunately) is by colliding. When cars impact each other or
another solid object, the energy is transferred to the cars themselves, showing up as dents,
ripples, or cracks. Plates also show tell-tale signs of colliding, too, depending on the kind of crust
colliding.
Remember that at divergent boundaries, new crust is being made, but the earth is not getting
larger. Why not? Well, at the opposite ends, crust is being pushed into the earth's interior by
colliding plates and being re-melted at the same rate new crust is formed. This happens at a
convergent boundary. A convergent boundary is a boundary where two separate plates are
pushing into each other.
There are two kinds of surface features that are associated with a convergent boundary. The first
is a deep ocean trench that forms a line of the two colliding plates. One plate made of oceanic
crust can slide down underneath another plate, forming this narrow, deep trench. This happens
because oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust, making it more likely to be pushed
back into the mantle. These trenches are the deepest places on the face of the earth, extending
over 30,000 feet below the ocean surface. You could take Mount Everest and sink it in the
Mariana Trench, the deepest point in the ocean, and still have a mile to the surface of the ocean.
That's deep!
As one plate is forced under the other one, it begins to melt, and a line of volcanoes forms in a
parallel line to the trench. If the other plate is oceanic crust, the line of volcanoes will become
islands, like the Philippines, and if it is continental crust, then it will become a line of volcanic
mountains, like the Cascade Range in the western U.S. or the Andes Mountains in South
America.
"LABAK" bahagi ng kabundukan kung saan ito ang pagitan ng tuktok at paanan ng bundok.Sa inggles ito
ang "ridge".

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A horst is an elevated part of the earth's crust that rises between two faults.

A horst is higher than the

How do divergent boundaries form volcanoes?

Rift valleys develop when a continent is broken apart by a divergent boundary.

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