2. The place where two plates move
apart or diverge is called a divergent
boundary.

3. Can you explain this diagram!?

5. This is a model of sea floor spreading at a
divergent boundary is called a mid ocean
ridge.

6. Oceanic crust diverging from
oceanic crust

7. : www.ocean.udel.edu
Did you know that the Earth’s longest mountain range is
underwater and is called the mid-ocean ridge?
The Mid-Ocean Ridge system, shown above snaking its way
between the continents, is more than 56,000 kilometers (35,000 mi)
long. It circles the earth like the stitching on a baseball!

8. Continental crust diverging from continental

10. African rift valley

11. Iceland’s rift valley

13. A transform boundary is a place where
two plates slip past each other, moving in
opposite directions.

14. San Andreas Fault in California

15. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxPTLmg0ZCw