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in the pacific ocean, there is a large divergent plate boundary. what happens at this boundary? the plates are moving away from each other. the plates are moving towards each other.
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At a divergent plate boundary, tectonic plates move apart. Magma rises to fill the gap, creating new crust. This is characteristic of divergent boundaries like the one in the Pacific Ocean described.
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The plates are moving away from each other.