Question

If the boundary between two plates is divergent, it means that the relative motion of the plates at the boundary is ____________.

a. sliding past each other
b. towards each other
c. away from each other
d. none of the above

Answer 1

Divergent boundaries occur along spreading centers where plates are moving apart and new crust is created by magma pushing up from the mantle. Picture two giant conveyor belts, facing each other but slowly moving in opposite directions as they transport newly formed oceanic crust away from the ridge crest.

Answer 2

A because it’s passing and overlapping caused by the plates