Divergent+Oceanic+to+Oceanic

= = =By: Dan Gilliss, Kacy Jubanyik, Darby Kolo, Luis= = = =Title: Divergent Oceanic To Oceanic (AKA) (spreading centers)= When a divergent boundary occurs beneath oceanic lithosphere, the rising convection current below lifts the lithosphere producing a mid-ocean ridge. Extensional forces stretch the lithosphere and produce a deep fissure. When the fissure opens, pressure is reduced on the super-heated mantle material below. It responds by melting and the new magma flows into the fissure. The magma then solidifies and the process repeats itself.




 * //__Locations:__//** Divergent Oceanic to Oceanic boundaries can be found anywhere in the ocean, starting at the edge of a continent. A specific ocean where you can find a divergent ocean to oceanic boundary is the Pacific Ocean. This boundary is called 'The Ring of Fire.' Another example of this boundary can be found in the Atlantic Ocean. This boundary is called the Mid Atlantic Ridge. This boundary forces the ocean to widen about two centimeters per year.

== = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Associated Geologic Features Effects that are found at this type of plate boundary include: a rift valley sometimes occupied by a long linear lakes or a shallow arm of the ocean, numerous normal faults bounding a central rift valley and shallow earthquake activity along the normal faults. Volcanic activity sometimes occurs within it's cave's. = = = = = = = = = = =


 * //__Associated Geologic Events:__//** The kind of events that occur with Diverse Plate boundires are volcanos and earthquakes. The earthquakes usally happen down at the end of a contient underunder the water. Sometimes a fairly large wave gets to high and hits the land hard and anything too close to the end of the contient would most likely be destrode or servely damaged.


 * //__OTHER INTERSITING FATCS ABOUT OUR PLATE BOUNDRIE:__//** Well it is under the water near the end of a contient and it is near the lithosphere. People could live along this boundray but it would be difficuly because there will be alot of earhtquakes and it would not be safe at all. As far as I saw there were no //**BIG**// disaters that occured near here, mabye a big wave would become too high and it sometimes hits the land hard and destructs things but what usally happens at this plate is alot of earthquakes and volcano eruptions that are very dnagerous to people's houses and thats wny you don't usally see many people be on this end of the contient with a house because it can very possibly be knocked right out form where it is.



//**__1. What specific place is a divergent plate boundary located?__ //**A. Australia B. The Ring of Fire C. South America D. Atlantic Ocean**//
 * //__Questions:__

__2. What is a divergent boundary__? //**A. When plates come together B. When plates transform together C. When plates move apart D. When plates overlap each other**//

3. __What kind of events occur when a diverse plate boundary is happening?__ B. Earthquakes C. Tsunami D. All of the above**
 * A. Volcanos

__4.What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?__ //**A. its a Ridge B. its in the Mid-Atlantic range and its important. C. it forces the oceac to widen about 2 cenimeters per year. D. it make the ground move up and down**//

__5. Where do Earthquakes take place in the ocean when this boundary is occurring?__ //**A. far away from the contient B. Down beneath the contient C. In the Sky D. Close to the continent**//