Plate Boundaries (AQA GCSE Geography): Quizzes
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At a destructive plate margin, how do the plates move?
At a destructive plate margin, how do the plates move?
Towards each other
What happens to the oceanic plate at a destructive margin?
What happens to the oceanic plate at a destructive margin?
It is subducted into the mantle
Why do volcanoes form at destructive plate margins?
Why do volcanoes form at destructive plate margins?
Rising heat from the melting plate
What causes earthquakes at destructive margins?
What causes earthquakes at destructive margins?
Scraping of the subducting plate
At a conservative plate margin, how do the plates move?
At a conservative plate margin, how do the plates move?
Sideways past each other
What causes earthquakes at conservative plate margins?
What causes earthquakes at conservative plate margins?
Friction builds and is released
At a constructive plate margin, how do the plates move?
At a constructive plate margin, how do the plates move?
Away from each other
What is created at constructive plate margins?
What is created at constructive plate margins?
New crust
At a collision plate margin, how do the plates move?
At a collision plate margin, how do the plates move?
Towards each other
What is formed at collision plate margins?
What is formed at collision plate margins?
Fold mountains
Which mountain range is an example of a collision margin?
Which mountain range is an example of a collision margin?
Himalayas
At which plate margin is the oceanic plate subducted?
At which plate margin is the oceanic plate subducted?
Destructive