Question

1. how do divergent plates move? a. away from each other b. towards each other c. slide past each other 6. divergent boundaries do what? a. they destroy the earths crust. b. they create new crust. c. they neither create nor destroy crust. 7. mid - ocean ridges are created at what type of boundary? a. divergent oceanic - oceanic b. divergent continental - continental c. transform 8. the african and arabian plate are moving apart because of what? a. a convergent boundary b. a divergent boundary c. a transform boundary 9. when the plates slide past each other it is a? a. convergent boundary b. divergent boundary c. transform boundary 10. what type of boundary results in earthquakes? a. convergent b. divergent c. transform

Explanation:

1. Divergent plates move away from each other by definition.
2. Divergent boundaries create new crust as magma rises to fill the gap.
3. Mid - ocean ridges are formed at divergent oceanic - oceanic boundaries.
4. The African and Arabian plates are moving apart due to a divergent boundary.
5. When plates slide past each other, it is a transform boundary.
6. Transform boundaries are known to result in earthquakes due to the sudden release of energy as the plates grind past each other.

Answer:

1. a. away from each other
2. b. they create new crust.
3. a. Divergent oceanic - oceanic
4. b. A divergent boundary
5. c. Transform boundary
6. c. Transform