1.1 PLATE BOUNDRIES AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION

Question 1

where are divergent plate boundaries found? (2)

Answer 1

-along mid-ocean ridges
-eg the mid atlantic ridge

Question 2

features of a divergent plate boundary? (2)

Answer 2

-rift valleys
-seafloor spreading

Question 3

where are conservative plate boundaries found? (2)

Answer 3

-where tectonic plates slide past each other
-eg San Andreas fault

Question 4

features of a conservative plate boundary? (1)

Answer 4

-fault lines where stress builds causing earthquakes

Question 5

where are convergent plate boundaries found?(2)

Answer 5

-around the ring of fire
-other mountain ranges

Question 6

what is a volcanic hotspot? (8)

Answer 6

-area in mantle
-heat rises as a hot thermal plume from deep in earth
-high heat and low pressure at base of lithosphere
-enables melting of rock
-magma rises through cracks
-erupts to form volcanoes
-as tectonic plate moves over the hotspot
-procuding an island such as hawaiian islands

Question 7

example of convergent

Answer 7

-japan 2011 earthquake

Question 8

example of conservative

Answer 8

-San Andreas fault in California

Question 9

example of divergent

Answer 9

-mid atlantic ridge