Destructive and Collision Plate Boundaries (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Quizzes
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What two types of plates meet at a destructive plate boundary?
What two types of plates meet at a destructive plate boundary?
Oceanic and continental
Why does the oceanic plate subduct beneath the continental plate at a destructive boundary?
Why does the oceanic plate subduct beneath the continental plate at a destructive boundary?
The oceanic plate is denser
What role does water play in volcano formation at destructive boundaries?
What role does water play in volcano formation at destructive boundaries?
Reduces the melting point
Why are there no volcanoes at collision plate boundaries?
Why are there no volcanoes at collision plate boundaries?
No subduction to carry water down
What types of plates collide at a collision plate boundary?
What types of plates collide at a collision plate boundary?
Two continental plates
Which feature forms where the oceanic plate bends downwards at a destructive boundary?
Which feature forms where the oceanic plate bends downwards at a destructive boundary?
Deep ocean trench
At what rate do the Himalayas continue to rise each year?
At what rate do the Himalayas continue to rise each year?
10 mm
What happens when two continental plates meet at a collision boundary?
What happens when two continental plates meet at a collision boundary?
Both crumple and push upwards
How did the Mariana Trench form?
How did the Mariana Trench form?
Oceanic plate subducting beneath another
How do earthquakes occur at destructive plate boundaries?
How do earthquakes occur at destructive plate boundaries?
Pressure builds up then plates jolt