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Divergent Boundary Features

The document outlines the learning objectives for understanding divergent plate boundaries, including the ability to describe and illustrate their features. It includes exercises for students to identify and label features such as ridges and trenches, and discusses the movement of tectonic plates. Additionally, it prompts students to apply their knowledge to the Atlantic Ocean's divergent boundary and its depth characteristics.

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Divergent Boundary Features

The document outlines the learning objectives for understanding divergent plate boundaries, including the ability to describe and illustrate their features. It includes exercises for students to identify and label features such as ridges and trenches, and discusses the movement of tectonic plates. Additionally, it prompts students to apply their knowledge to the Atlantic Ocean's divergent boundary and its depth characteristics.

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DIVERGENT BOUNDARY FEATURES

Learning Obiectives
After completing this Lecture Tutorial, students should be able to:
• describe and draw the features at divergent plate boundaries.
• use features to identify tectonic plates and boundaries in oceans.

Part 1: Interpretation of Features at Divergent Boundaries


Below is a cross section of a divergent plate boundary. The ocean surface is indicated by a
dashed line.

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1. Draw a vertical line across the divergent plate boundary on the diagram.

2 . On each plate, draw one arrow showing the direction it is moving.


3. Draw one arrow in the mantle (colored light gray) below the divergent plate-boundary
showing the direction the mantl~ is moving.

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4. Circle the two features that can be found at divergent plate boundaries.
____, :.,..; mountain range subducting plate
5. Label the cross section above with your circled features.

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DIVERGENT BOUNDARY FEATURES

6. Three stug_ents are discussing one of the features you find at a divergent plate boundary.
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Student 2: There is a ridge because the two plates are pushing together, and they
run into each other, causing them to get pushed up'/ike two slabs of rubber.
Student 3: There is a trench because the two plates are pulling apart, leaving
behind a large, very deep crack between them called a trench.
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Part 2: Application to the Atlantic Ocean


7. The map to the right shows the Atlantic Ocean,
and there is a divergent boundary in the center
of the ocean. Explain why the middle of the

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may help to look at the cross section of a
divergent plate boundary.

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