Plate boundaries Flashcards
1
Q
Name the 8 plates
A
North American Nazca South American African Eurasian Pacific Indo-Australian plate Antarctic
2
Q
What happened at a parting/constructive boundary
A
Two plants mave apart. As this happens magma rises to fill the gap causing a volcano
3
Q
Colliding/destructive plate boundaries
A
Oceanic plate descends under continental because it’s heavier. As the plate sinks it heats up and becomes magma which starts to rise. If it reaches the surface it can cause a volcano
4
Q
Sliding plate boundaries
A
Two plate slide past each other
No volcanoes but earthquakes do occur
