Plate Margins (AQA A-Level Geography): Quizzes
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At which plate margin type do plates move horizontally past each other?
At which plate margin type do plates move horizontally past each other?
Conservative margin
How long is the ocean ridge system that stretches around the globe?
How long is the ocean ridge system that stretches around the globe?
Nearly 65,000 kilometres
What is the maximum width of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa?
What is the maximum width of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa?
Up to 120 kilometres wide
How deep is the Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench?
How deep is the Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench?
Just over 10,900 metres
What type of volcanic activity occurs at continental/continental collision zones?
What type of volcanic activity occurs at continental/continental collision zones?
No volcanic activity
What characterises conservative plate margins?
What characterises conservative plate margins?
No subduction and no volcanic activity
How fast does the Pacific plate move at the San Andreas Fault?
How fast does the Pacific plate move at the San Andreas Fault?
5-9 cm per year
What happens to volcanoes as tectonic plates move over a stationary hot spot?
What happens to volcanoes as tectonic plates move over a stationary hot spot?
They cool, become dormant, and subside
How long is the Hawaiian Island chain created by hot spot volcanism?
How long is the Hawaiian Island chain created by hot spot volcanism?
6,000 kilometres long
What forms when two oceanic plates converge?
What forms when two oceanic plates converge?
An island arc