convergent plate boundaries are the type of plate boundary that is a mid ocean ridge.
convergent plate boundaries are the type of plate boundary that is a mid ocean ridge.
what type of plate boundary is a mid ocean ridge?
convergent plate boundaries
a mid-ocean ridge (mor) is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics. it typically has a depth of ~ and rises about two kilometers above the deepest portion of an ocean basin. this feature is where seafloor spreading takes place along a divergent plate boundary. the rate of seafloor spreading determines the morphology of the crest of the mid-ocean ridge and its width in an ocean basin. the production of new seafloor and oceanic lithosphere results from mantle upwelling in response to plate separation. the melt rises as magma at the linear weakness in the oceanic crust, and emerges as lava, creating new crust and lithosphere upon cooling. the mid-atlantic ridge is a spreading center that bisects the north and south atlantic basins; hence the origin of the name 'mid-ocean ridge'. most oceanic spreading centers are not in the middle of their hosting ocean basis but regardless, are called mid-ocean ridges. mid-ocean ridges around the globe are linked by plate tectonic boundaries and appear similar to the seam of a baseball. the mid-ocean ridge system thus is the longest mountain range on earth, reaching about .
mid-ocean ridge
bullet::::- mid-atlantic ridge – a divergent tectonic plate boundary that in the north atlantic separates the eurasian and north american plates, and in the south atlantic separates the african and south american plates









































bullet::::- rio grande rise – an aseismic ocean ridge in the southern atlantic ocean off the coast of brazil









































bullet::::- southwest indian ridge – a mid-ocean ridge on the bed of the south-west indian ocean and south-east atlantic ocean









































bullet::::- walvis ridge – an aseismic ocean ridge in the southern atlantic ocean.
outline of oceanography