GEL 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: East Pacific Rise, Mid-Ocean Ridge, Seafloor Spreading
Document Summary
To p ic 5: exte n s io n a l te c to n ic s. Dive rg e n t p la te bo u n d a rie s. Pla te bounda rie s whe re 2 pla te s s pre a d a pa rt to cre a te ne w lithos phe re. Mid oc e a n ic rid g e s ys te m. The prima ry e xa mple of dive rge nt pla te bounda rie s. Unde r wa te r mounta in cha in. Mid oce a n ridge tha t runs up the middle of the atla ntic oce a n. Ea s t p a c ific ris e. Mid oce a n ridge tha t runs through the ea s t p a cific oce a n. Rift va lle y a t cre s t o f rid g e.
