When two tectonic plates diverge (pull apart) the earth is thinned. In this scenario, we can predict that the asthenosphere will?
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In this scenario, we can predict that the asthenosphere will rise.
Explanation:
- Asthenosphere is the mechanically weak ductile region of the upper mantle of the earth and lies below lithosphere.
- A Divergent Boundary forms when two tectonic plates diverge from each other.
- Within continents the divergence of tectonic plates creates rifts, which eventually becomes rift valleys.
- As two tectonic plates move away from each other, molten rocks from the asthenosphere beneath the rift area forms a lava flow.
- Eruption occur in only a part of the plate boundary one at a time and it feels the gap created by moving tectonic plates.
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