Contructive And Destructive - Earth Sciences Flashcards

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What is a constructive plate boundary?

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This is when plates move apart, creating volcanoes and new crust as magma wells up to fill the gaps.

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What is another name for constructive plate boundaries?

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Divergent plate margins.

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What in another name for destructive plate boundaries?

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Convergent plate margins, tensional plate margins.

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What is a destructive plate boundary?

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This is when oceanic and continental crusts move together, forming a subduction zone. This can also form volcanoes.

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