Destructive and Collision Plate Boundaries (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Flashcards
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Convergent plate boundaries
Convergent plate boundaries
Tectonic plates moving towards each other
Destructive boundary plate types
Destructive boundary plate types
Oceanic and continental plates
Subduction
Subduction
Oceanic plate pushed beneath continental plate
Why oceanic plate subducts
Why oceanic plate subducts
Denser than continental plate
Four features at destructive boundaries
Four features at destructive boundaries
Ocean trenches, volcanoes, fold mountains, earthquakes
Role of water at destructive boundaries
Role of water at destructive boundaries
Lowers melting point of plate, allowing magma to form
Collision boundary plate types
Collision boundary plate types
Two continental plates
Why no volcanoes at collision boundaries
Why no volcanoes at collision boundaries
No subduction to generate magma
Himalayas rising rate
Himalayas rising rate
10 mm per year
Mariana Trench formation type
Mariana Trench formation type
Oceanic-oceanic subduction, deepest ocean trench