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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A '''constructive plate margin''' is the location where two tectonic plates are moving apart.

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−	At constructive plate margins two plates are pushing away from each other and therefore opening a large gap between then. [[Magma]] then rises from deep in the earth in the [[mantle]] to fill this gap and new [[crust]] is formed. [[Volcano]]s are often found at constructive plate margins as the ~~rising~~ [[magma]] often creates [[Volcanic Eruption\|eruptions]]. A key example of a constructive plate margin is the [[mid-Atlantic ridge]] where the new crust that has formed is visible in the form of a long ridge of land under the [[Atlantic Ocean]].	+	At constructive plate margins two plates are pushing away from each other and therefore opening a large gap between then. [[Magma]] then rises from deep in the earth in the [[mantle]] to fill this gap and new [[crust]] is formed. [[Volcano]]s are often found at constructive plate margins as the [[Convection Currents\|convection currents]] become disrupted - allowing [[magma]] to rise through the gap. This process often creates [[Volcanic Eruption\|eruptions]]. A key example of a constructive plate margin is the [[mid-Atlantic ridge]] where the new crust that has formed is visible in the form of a long ridge of land under the [[Atlantic Ocean]].

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	===About Constructive Plate Margins===		===About Constructive Plate Margins===
−	At constructive plate margins two plates are pushing away from each other and therefore opening a large gap between then. [[Magma]] then rises from deep in the earth in the [[mantle]] to fill this gap and new [[crust]] is formed. [[Volcano]]s are often found at constructive plate margins as the rising [[magma]] often creates [[Volcanic Eruption\|eruptions]]. A key example of a constructive plate margin is the [[mid-Atlantic ridge]] where the new crust that has formed is ~~visble~~ in the form of a long ridge of land under the [[Atlantic Ocean]].	+	At constructive plate margins two plates are pushing away from each other and therefore opening a large gap between then. [[Magma]] then rises from deep in the earth in the [[mantle]] to fill this gap and new [[crust]] is formed. [[Volcano]]s are often found at constructive plate margins as the rising [[magma]] often creates [[Volcanic Eruption\|eruptions]]. A key example of a constructive plate margin is the [[mid-Atlantic ridge]] where the new crust that has formed is visible in the form of a long ridge of land under the [[Atlantic Ocean]].

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	===About Constructive Plate Margins===		===About Constructive Plate Margins===
−	At constructive plate margins two plates are pushing away from each other and opening a large gap between then. [[Magma]] then rises from the [[mantle]] to fill this gap and new [[crust]] is formed. [[Volcano]]s are often found at constructive plate margins as the rising [[magma]] often creates [[Volcanic Eruption\|eruptions]]. A key example of a constructive plate margin is the [[mid-Atlantic ridge]] where the new crust that has formed is visble in the form of a long ridge of land under the [[Atlantic Ocean]].	+	At constructive plate margins two plates are pushing away from each other and therefore opening a large gap between then. [[Magma]] then rises from deep in the earth in the [[mantle]] to fill this gap and new [[crust]] is formed. [[Volcano]]s are often found at constructive plate margins as the rising [[magma]] often creates [[Volcanic Eruption\|eruptions]]. A key example of a constructive plate margin is the [[mid-Atlantic ridge]] where the new crust that has formed is visble in the form of a long ridge of land under the [[Atlantic Ocean]].

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 ==Key Stage 4==
 ===Meaning===
-A '''constructive plate margin''' is the location where two tectonic plates are moving away from one another.
+A '''constructive plate margin''' is the location where two [[Tectonic Plate]]s are moving away from one another.