plate boundary Flashcards
example of destructive plates continental - oceanic
Nazca and south american plate
what happens at a destructive continental plate ====> oceanic plate
denser oceanic plate subducted under continental plate into the mantle
what dies subduction cause
build up of magma and creates pressure - causing the magma to force itself through the continental plate creating composite volcano
destructive continetal -continental example
eurasian and indo australian plate
what happnes at destructive continetal- continental plates
converge at collision zone
no subduction and creates shallow focus earthquakes
destructive oceanic -oceanic examle
pacific plate - phillipine plate
what happens at oceanic oceanic destructive plate boundaries
heavier plate subducted under lighter plate
what forms at oceanic oceanic destructive plate boundaries
underwater volcanoes that create island arcs and deep ocean trench
constructive plate boundary oceanic -oceanic example
mid atlantic ridge
what happens at constructive oceanic oceanic plate boundary
convection currents pull plate apart, magma rises in the gap, cools and creates new land - sea floor spreading
example continental - continetal constructive plat boundary
east african ridge
what does plates widening at different rates cause
transform faults
what land forms are created at constructive continental - continental plate boundary
rift valleys volcanoes
example of conservative plate boundary
san andreas fault
what happens at conservative palte boundary
two plates slide past each other and high levels of friction creates strain on faults releasing energy in earthquake form