Divergent Boundary
The divergent boundary typically breaks along parallel faults that tilt slightly out towards each other . The word diverge is a word that the scientists use to describe what happens when two objects move away from each other so a divergent boundary is when two plates move away from each other. These ridges are zones of volcanic activity. Divergent boundaries can also from on continents. This causes a line of volcanoes. The the dictionary divergent plates are defined as " Two plates that move away from each other and form new crust because of the rising lava which cools of and then forms crust.