Plate Boundaries (OCR GCSE Geography A (Geographical Themes)): Quizzes
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At a destructive plate boundary, how do the plates move?
At a destructive plate boundary, how do the plates move?
Toward each other
At a destructive margin, which plate is subducted?
At a destructive margin, which plate is subducted?
The heavier oceanic plate
What causes volcanoes to form at destructive margins?
What causes volcanoes to form at destructive margins?
Rising heat from the melting plate
What causes earthquakes at a destructive plate boundary?
What causes earthquakes at a destructive plate boundary?
Scraping as the plate is subducted
At a conservative plate boundary, how do the plates move?
At a conservative plate boundary, 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 boundary, how do the plates move?
At a constructive plate boundary, how do the plates move?
Away from each other
What happens at a constructive plate margin?
What happens at a constructive plate margin?
Magma rises and cools, making new crust
At a collision plate boundary, what type of crusts are involved?
At a collision plate boundary, what type of crusts are involved?
Both are continental crusts
What forms at a collision plate boundary?
What forms at a collision plate boundary?
'Fold' mountains
Which mountain range is an example of a collision plate boundary?
Which mountain range is an example of a collision plate boundary?
The Himalayas
At a collision plate boundary, why can't one plate be forced down?
At a collision plate boundary, why can't one plate be forced down?
Both are continental crusts