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. The process ...

Also known as spreading boundary, a divergent boundary occurs where two plates move apart, allowing magma, or molten rock, to rise from the Earth's interior to fill in the gap. The two plates move ...

Fault lines are fractures or breaks in the Earth's crust where tectonic ... Normal faults are typically found at divergent plate boundaries, such as mid-ocean ridges or continental rift zones.