Watch a video depicting the formation of a mid-ocean ridge. The resource also has two additional lessons requiring you to apply your knowledge of mid-ocean ridge location and formation.

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Concepts

plate boundaries, plate tectonics

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Additional Tags

plate motions, plate-boundary zones, plate-tectonic forces, rifting, sea floor spreading, tectonic plate tutorial, tectonics, divergent boundary, mid-atlantic ridge, mid-ocean ridge, plate boundary

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Classroom Considerations

Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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NGSS

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