Question

How are the movement of plates at divergent boundaries and at transform boundaries similar?

Answer 1

Hint: Divergent boundaries—where as the plates pull away from each other, new crust is formed. Convergent boundaries—where when one plate dives beneath another, the crust is broken. Transform boundaries—where as the plates slide horizontally past each other, crust is neither formed nor killed.

Complete answer:
Divergent margins are where two tectonic plates shift apart from each other, making it possible for the mantle to flow to create a new lithosphere. As well as very mild earthquakes, there are volcanic eruptions. Transformation borders are where two tectonic plates pass over each other, and the lithosphere is not formed or killed. Strong earthquakes typically occur. So the only link I find between the two is that they have earthquakes which contain two tectonic plates.

An example of a divergent border, where the Eurasian Plate that occupies much of Europe divides from the North American Plate, is the mid-Atlantic ridge. As a new crust is formed, this underwater mountain range is continuously rising.

The theory of plate tectonics notes that the strong outer layer of the Earth, the lithosphere, is divided into plates that pass through the molten upper part of the mantle, the asthenosphere.

Note: Three forms of plate boundaries connect with the plates: divergent, convergent and transform. Much of the volcanic action on Earth takes place at the edges of the plate. Volcanic activity at a divergent boundary creates a mid-ocean ridge and minor earthquakes.