Mid-ocean ridge Flashcards
1
Q
What can diverging plates underwater form?
A
A mid-ocean ridge
2
Q
Give an example of a mid-ocean ridge and the plates involved?
A
Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where the Eurasian plate and North American plate are moving apart
3
Q
What can happen at mid-ocean ridges?
A
Underwater volcanoes, which can build up to be above sea level
4
Q
Give an example of a underwater volcano that built up
A
Iceland, along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge