PMT - different plate boundaries constructive oceanic and oceanic Flashcards

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explain the process of a constructive oceanic plate boundary?

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  • Magma rises in between the gap left
    by the two plates separating, forming
    new land when it cools
  • Less explosive underwater volcanoes
    formed as magma rises
  • New land forming on the ocean floor by
    lava filling the gaps is known as sea
    floor spreading (as the floor spreads
    and gets wider)
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