and how scientists classify plate boundaries. This curriculum encourages students to observe, describe, and classify scientific data to learn about a scientific process. This activity is designed ...
When the plate sinks into the mantle it melts to form magma. The pressure of the magma builds up beneath the Earth's surface. The magma escapes through weaknesses in the rock and rises up through ...
Keep an eye on the map to see where in the world the activity takes place. Also known as spreading boundary, a divergent boundary occurs where two plates move apart, allowing magma, or molten rock ...