Convergent And Conservative Plate

Question 1

Why volcanoes and earthquakes form at convergent boundries

Answer 1

At a convergent plate boundary, one plate dives or “subducts” beneath the other, resulting in a variety of earthquakes and a line of volcanoes on the overriding plate.

Question 2

Why volcanoes and earthquakes form at constructive boundries

Answer 2

At constructive plate boundaries, the tectonic plates are moving away from one another. The Earth’s crust is pulled apart to create a new pathway for rising hot magma to flow on to the surface. Vo