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==Key Stage 4 Geography== | ==Key Stage 4 Geography== | ||
===About the Mid-Atlantic ridge=== | ===About the Mid-Atlantic ridge=== | ||
| − | The '''mid-Atlantic ridge''' is a [[Constructive Plate Margin]] that largely runs along the floor of the [[Atlantic Ocean]] with some areas that elevate above the water. In the [[Atlantic Ocean|north Atlantic]] it separates the Eurasian and North American [[Tectonic Plate| plates]] and in the [[Atlantic Ocean|south Atlantic]] it separates the African and South American [[Tectonic Plate|plates]]. All of these [[Tectonic Plate|plates]] are still moving apart and therefore the ridge grows by [[Approximate| | + | The '''mid-Atlantic ridge''' is a [[Constructive Plate Margin]] that largely runs along the floor of the [[Atlantic Ocean]] with some areas that elevate above the water. In the [[Atlantic Ocean|north Atlantic]] it separates the Eurasian and North American [[Tectonic Plate| plates]] and in the [[Atlantic Ocean|south Atlantic]] it separates the African and South American [[Tectonic Plate|plates]]. All of these [[Tectonic Plate|plates]] are still moving apart and therefore the ridge grows by [[Approximate|approximately]] 2.5cm every year. |
Latest revision as of 10:59, 31 July 2019
Key Stage 4 Geography
About the Mid-Atlantic ridge
The mid-Atlantic ridge is a Constructive Plate Margin that largely runs along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean with some areas that elevate above the water. In the north Atlantic it separates the Eurasian and North American plates and in the south Atlantic it separates the African and South American plates. All of these plates are still moving apart and therefore the ridge grows by approximately 2.5cm every year.