Hazards - Earthquakes Flashcards
1
Q
Diverging plate boundary
A
Tensions force
Normal fault
Spreading processes and faulting
Shallow focus
Mid ocean ridge - not that dangerous to people
2
Q
Convergent boundary
A
Subduction zones
Compressional forces
Thrust faulting
Two plates converge and as it descends under compressional forces it fractures which generates earthquakes
3
Q
Collision zones (convergent)
A
Compressional forces
Collision of two continental plates
4
Q
Conservative
A
Strike slip faults
Movement of one plate past another
5
Q
Intraplate
A
Not near a boundary
