Conceptual Physical Science Explorations
Conceptual Physical Science Explorations
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Author: Paul G. Hewitt, Leslie A. Hewitt, John A Suchocki
Publisher: Addison Wesley
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Chapter 27, Problem 1TE
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The kind of boundary that separates the South American Plate from the African Plate.

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The South American Plate and the African Plate shares a divergent boundary.

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A divergent boundary is a kind of plate boundary. In these types of boundaries, plates are move in opposite directions.

Heat driven convection cells in the mantle operate in symmetric loops. When two upward-moving convection currents meet at the surface, the lithospheric plates spread apart. Tension is the dominant force, where plates move away from each other. These spreading centers are divergent plate boundaries.

Mid-ocean ridges mark the locations of most divergent plate boundaries. The South American Plate and the African Plate share a divergent boundary.

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Therefore, the South American Plate and the African Plate shares a divergent boundary.

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