5.3 Flashcards

1
Q

The North American and Eurasian plates are ________

A

diverging

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2
Q

Nazca and Sotuh America plates are?

A

converging

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3
Q

Where do the edges sink?

A

ocean trenches

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4
Q

what is the pattern?

A

As it joints downwards there are earthquakes

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5
Q

what do Plates carry with them to the lower mantle?

A

water

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6
Q

what happens as they push into eachother?

A

the edge of the South American plates also crumble

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7
Q

a margin where plates push into eachother are?

A

destructive plate margins

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8
Q

What happens when both slides past through each other

A

Both more in the same direction
Sometimes they get stuck
No rock is melted or volcano is formed

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9
Q

a margin where they slide against eachother are called?

A

conservative plate margins

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10
Q

The Indo Australian and Eurasian plates push or pull?

A

Push

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11
Q

What is fold mountains?

A

the rock at the edge of the plate which folds

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