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Earthquakes: Plates Divergent Motion: Movin' Apart

This is the most common kind of motion along the mid-ocean ridges. This is a system of undersea mountain ranges that extends beneath the world's oceans and connects together like the seams on a baseball.
  • DIVERGENT

  • CONVERGENT
  • TRANSFORMATIONAL
  • Hands You can simulate divergent plate motion by placing your palms down with your index fingers touch. Now pull your hands apart.