Question

1. due to the movement of the divergent plate boundary the atlantic ocean is becoming ______
2. what is created at the mid ocean ridges?
3. name two plates separated by a divergent boundary.

Explanation:

Question 3

Divergent plate boundaries are where tectonic plates move apart. The Atlantic Ocean has a mid - ocean ridge (a divergent boundary) along its center. As the North American and Eurasian plates (and South American and African plates) move apart at this boundary, new oceanic crust is formed. This process causes the Atlantic Ocean to increase in size, so it is becoming wider.

At mid - ocean ridges (divergent plate boundaries), magma rises from the mantle. When this magma reaches the ocean floor, it cools and solidifies to form new oceanic crust. Also, the process of plate divergence at mid - ocean ridges can create underwater mountain ranges (the mid - ocean ridge itself) and hydrothermal vents as well. But the most characteristic feature created is new oceanic crust (and the mid - ocean ridge structure).

One example is the North American plate and the Eurasian plate, which are separated by the Mid - Atlantic Ridge (a divergent boundary). Another example is the South American plate and the African plate, also separated by the Mid - Atlantic Ridge (divergent boundary). Or the Pacific plate and the Nazca plate (separated by a divergent boundary in the East Pacific Rise region).

Answer:

wider

Question 4