True or false: Two examples of divergent boundaries are mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys, where plates separate and new crust forms as lava cools.
Biology · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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True.
Divergent boundaries are indeed characterized by the separation of tectonic plates. Mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys are two examples of divergent boundaries where plates move away from each other, allowing magma from the mantle to rise and create new crust as it cools and solidifies. This process results in the formation of new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges and can lead to the creation of rift valleys on continents.