Plate Boundaries (AQA GCSE Geography): Flashcards
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Destructive plate margin
Destructive plate margin
Two plates moving toward each other
What happens to oceanic plate at destructive margin
What happens to oceanic plate at destructive margin
Subducted into mantle & melted (destroyed)
Why do volcanoes form at destructive margins?
Why do volcanoes form at destructive margins?
Rising heat from melting plate
Why do earthquakes occur at destructive margins?
Why do earthquakes occur at destructive margins?
Scraping of subducting plate
Conservative plate margin
Conservative plate margin
Two plates moving sideways past each other
Why do earthquakes occur at conservative margins?
Why do earthquakes occur at conservative margins?
Friction builds & is released
Constructive plate margin
Constructive plate margin
Two plates moving away from each other
What forms at constructive margins
What forms at constructive margins
New crust (magma rises, cools)
Collision plate margin
Collision plate margin
Two continental plates moving toward each other
What forms at collision margins
What forms at collision margins
Fold mountains
Example of fold mountains from collision
Example of fold mountains from collision
Himalayas
Natural hazard at collision margins
Natural hazard at collision margins
Earthquakes