Question

HELP!! How are mid-ocean ridges formed at divergent tectonic plates?​

Answer 1

This submarine Mid-ocean Ridge owes its formation to the movement of the continental plates on either side of the ocean. As these plates slowly separate, they leave gaps in the earth's crust. This allows molten rock from beneath the earth's crust to reach the surface, forming a new part of the ocean floor.

Answer 2

The stretching lithosphere is pushed up as the plate moves apart

Step-by-step explanation:

Divergent tectonic plates involves moving apart of tectonic plates. At the divergent boundary plates separate from each other . An example is the oceanic ridge formed in the Atlantic oceanic crust.

The diverging movements of these plates cause magma to be introduce from the oceanic ridge to form a new lithospheric crust. Volcanoes are present in this kind of boundary. The magma may erupt to form volcanoes.

Divergence occurs mainly between oceanic crusts and continental crusts. The moving apart of the plates causes an exposure of the aesthenosphere semi liquid rocks to the surface . The up welling of this rocks result to formation of new crust, stretching the Lithosphere in the process.

The picture above illustrate diverging plates.