I showed up to the interview dressed to the nines, post double shot latte, and mentally prepped only to be ushered to a hallway lined with chairs and a dozen other potential applicants already waiting their turn. I knew I needed something to make me stand out if I had any chance of securing the job.
Answer 1: At plate boundaries where sea-floor spreading occurs, magma wells up to fill the space created by the plates that are moving apart. Check out this United States Geologic Survey (USGS) educational animation to see visually how it works:
4. Another type of boundary neither creates nor consumes crust. This type of boundary is called a transformation boundary because two plates move against each other, building up tension, then release the tension is a sudden jerk of land called an earthquake. A. The boundary where two plates meet and trenches are formed. Oceanic and continental convergence. B. The plates move away from each other allowing magma to create new ocean crust. Divergent C. The plates move in opposite directions building up tension until they slip causing earthquakes. Transformation