Plate Tectonics. The Earth's plates jostle about in fits and starts that are punctuated with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. ... At divergent boundaries in the oceans, ...

New crust is continually being pushed away from divergent boundaries (where sea-floor spreading occurs), increasing Earth's surface. But the Earth isn't getting any bigger. What happens, then, to ...

Whereas earthquakes along strike-slip boundaries like the San Andreas fault in California or divergent plate boundaries are typically limited to earthquakes less than 8.0M. All earthquakes ...

Normal faults are typically found at divergent plate boundaries, such as mid-ocean ridges or continental rift zones. Credit: 13News Now Normal faults occur when the crust is stretched and pulled ...

At divergent boundaries in the oceans, magma from deep in the Earth's mantle rises toward the surface and pushes apart two or more plates. Mountains and volcanoes rise along the seam.

For more on divergent boundary, go to The Sea Floor Spread. Convergent Boundary Also known as subduction boundary, a convergent boundary occurs where one plate slides under another as the two are ...