Geography (plate boundaries) Flashcards

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Destructive plate boundary

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●Oceanic plate meets continental plate
●Denser plate subducts (oceaninc)
●Process is not smooth,plates can get stuck
●Eventualy the plates move and cuases friction causing earthquakes

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Constructive plate boundary

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●Two oceanic plates move away from each other
●RUNNY magma plugs gap between plates
●Making a shallow soded volcano
●Earthquakes form because plates tear apart

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Conservative plate boundary

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●When plates slide past each other friction between them causes earthquakes
●plates can move in different directions or the aame dorection but at different speeds
●NO VOLCANOES

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Collision plate boundary

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●When two continental plates move towards each other they are forced to rise upwards because they have the same density
●Plates buckle and form fold mountains
●Powerful earthqukes but NO VOLCANOES

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