Plate Boundaries - different types

Question 1

Name four different types of plate boundaries.

Answer 1

Conservative.
Constructive.
Destructive: Subduction and Collision.

Question 2

Explain how a destructive plate boundary is made.

Answer 2

Occurs when oceanic and continental plates move together. The oceanic plate is forced under the lighter continental plate.

Question 3

Explain how a collision plate boundary is made.

Answer 3

Collision zones form when two continental plates collide. Neither plate is forced under the other, and so both are forced up and form fold mountains.

Question 4

Explain how a constructive plate boundary is made.

Answer 4

A constructive plate boundary occurs when plates move apart. Volcanoes are formed as magma wells up to fill the gap, and eventually new crust is formed.

Question 5

Explain how a conservative plate boundary is made.

Answer 5

A conservative plate boundary occurs where plates slide past each other in opposite directions, or in the same direction but at different speeds.