Plate Boundaries Flashcards

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How do oceanic - oceanic plates move

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One plate gets subducted depending kn which one is slightly denser of moving faster

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What landforms are found on oceanic -oceanic plate boundaries

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Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Oceanic trenches

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What happens in continental- oceanic plate boundaries

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Oceanic subducts under because it’s denser

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What tectonic features are found at oceanic - continental plate boundaries

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Fold mountains
Earthquakes
Ocean trenches
Volcanoes

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What tectonic features are found at oceanic - continental plate boundaries

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Fold mountains
Earthquakes
Ocean trenches
Volcanoes

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What happens at continental- continental plate boundaries

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Two continental plates collide and compact the material between them upwards

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What landforms are found on continental- continental plate boundsries

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Fold mountains
Earthquakes

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What happens at Conservative plate boundaries

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Two plates rub alongside eachother causing friction

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Ehat are the tectonic features on conservate plate boundaries

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Fault lines
Earthquakes

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