What kind of fault would you expect to find along the mid Atlantic ridge? why?

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Drake Pennington

30 August, 10:52

What kind of fault would you expect to find along the mid Atlantic ridge? why?

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Marlon Hinton · Answer 1

Divergent boundary

Explanation:

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a good example of a constructive plate boundary. You can see normal faulting at the surface where the Mid-Atlantic Ridge crosses Iceland. Plates can move apart at a boundary. At the Mid Antlantic Ridge, this kind of fault is called a Divergent Boundary