Return to glossary home page
ThemesWords ReferencesLinks

Bilingual glossary of geology


Divergent Plate Boundary  Limite divergente
A boundary separating two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. This type of plate boundary is said to be constructive as new lithosphere is created along a spreading center.

Themes:
  Plate tectonics theory and rock cycle

Related words:
  Convergent Plate Boundary
  Transform Fault Plate Boundary


Image: