Conservative Plate Boundaries

Question 1

What happens at conservative plate boundaries?

Answer 1

The plates are sliding past each other.

Question 2

The line of weakness where 2 plates meet is called what?

Answer 2

A fault.

Question 3

What causes the plates to slide past eachother?

Answer 3

Pressure builds up.

This causes an earthquake and the land around it becomes crumpled and ridged.

Question 4

A good example of where a conservative plate boundary is…

Answer 4

The San Andreas fault in the USA.

Question 5

Describe how the plates are moving past each other?

Answer 5

Moving in a similar direction but slightly different angles and speeds.
One plate moving faster and in a slightly different direction.

Question 6

FULLY.

Describe what happens at a conservative plate boundary.

Answer 6

The plates slide past each other.
They are moving in similar directions but slightly different angles and speeds.
One plate is moving faster and in a slightly different direction to the other plate.
They tend to get stuck.
The build up of pressure causes a sudden movement causing an earthquake.
The crust is not being formed or destroyed.