- A divergent boundary is a linear feature between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from each other, creating rifts and rift valleys initially on continents and mid-oceanic ridges between oceanic plates. Divergent boundaries also form volcanic islands as the separating plates produce gaps filled by rising molten lava.

1. Divergent Boundary
A linear feature that exists between two tectonic
plates that are moving away from each other.

2. Summary
• When two plates pull apart this is call
divergent boundary Divergent boundaries
within continents initially produce rifts which
eventually become rift valleys, most active
divergent plate boundaries occur between
oceanic plates and exist as mid-oceanic ridges,
divergent boundaries also form volcanic
islands which occur when the plates move
apart to produce gaps which molten lava rises
to fill.

3. Vocabulary
• Rift- A narrow fissure in a rock, a split.
• Basalt- The most common type of solidified
lava, A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine
texture, found in oceanic crust.

4. Questions
• What are two continents that create divergent
boundary? It can be continental crust and
oceanic crust.
• Are volcanoes created in divergent boundary?
Yes volcanoes are part of the features created
in divergent boundary.

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