Question

Through an uplift under the earth crust at a dirvergent boundary a _____ is formed.

Answer 1

Out of the  following given choices;

a. cliff               b. fault

c. plateau          d. mountain

The answer is b.  A divergent boundary is a line at which two tectonic plates are moving away from each other. It is caused by the two magma convection currents in the mantle moving in opposing directions (one clockwise, the other anti-clockwise) hence dragging the crust with them. Therefore the biggest force at the boundary on the crust is that of pulling. This causes fractures and faults on the earth’s crust.