3.1 Plate Boundaries

Question 1

Give an example of each plate boundary

Answer 1

Ocean ocean - Mid Atlantic Ridge. Eurasian and N American plates created island due to processes

Nazca Plate sub ducts under S American Plate creating the Andes - convergent

Conservative - San Andreas Fault - Pacific and N American plate slide along eachother creating lateral strike slip fault - 20-35mm/year. Is 1200km long.
Pacific plate is faster than N American plate
Caribbean plate and N American plate slide past eachother on fault line - caused Haiti

Himalayas is collision plate boundary formed by the collision of Indian plate and Eurasian plate