5.9 – How and why did Pangaea start breaking apart? What forces cause continents to begin rifting? 1) Mantle Plumes and Gravity Sliding2) Slab Pull and Slab Suction Why the supercontinent of Pangaea began to split apart nearly 200 …

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  5.8-Three Examples of Rifting Systems1) young East African Rift, including the Red Sea; 2) mature mid-Atlantic Ridge; 3) ancient Keweenawan failed rift in the US mid-continent —————————- The development of a new ocean basin begins with the formation of …

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  5.6 Seafloor Spreading at Divergent Boundaries, Spreading Rates and Mid-Ocean Ridge Topography The greatest volume of magma, more than 60% of Earth’s total yearly output, is produced along the oceanic ridge system in association with seafloor spreading. As the …

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  5.5 The Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Global Oceanic Ridge System: Main Features Along well-developed divergent plate boundaries, the seafloor is elevated, forming a broad linear swell called the oceanic ridge, or mid-ocean ridge. Our knowledge of the oceanic ridge …

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