Question

The mid-atlantic ridge crosses through iceland. physical features such as tensional fractures and cinder cone volcanoes are all aligned ne-sw. what does this indicate about the directions the tectonic plates are moving?

Answer 1

This indicates that they are moving away from each other, meaning that they form a divergent plate boundary, between the two continental plates, the Eurasian Plate moving eastward, and the North American Plate moving west, this forms the Mid Atlantic Ridge.