Plates Pull Apart
- Social Science
- Class 5–8
- 3D model
- AR card
- English
Explore a divergent boundary where new ocean floor forms.
The 3D viewer and AR open with a free Lably account.
Also called
plate tectonics · Earth
What to look for
- Tectonic plates are large pieces of Earth’s rigid outer shell.
- At divergent boundaries, plates move apart.
- Rising magma can cool into new rock at an ocean ridge.
Try this
Use the arrows to explain why the youngest rock is near the ridge.
Topics
About this model
A GLB file of about 135 KB, 2,324 triangles, shown in Lably's 3D viewer and, on a phone, placed in your room with AR. Credit: Lably-authored schematic teaching model. See /ar-library/credits.html.
