Constructive plate boundaries

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  • Constructive plate boundaries
    • Where two plates are moving apart
    • Sudden release of pressure causes the mantle to melt, producing magma
    • Magma less dense, rises, can erupt to form volcano
    • Eurasion plate and North American plate
    • Shallow
    • Low magnitude
    • Never cause a tsunami

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