Plate Margins Flashcards
1
Q
Whats a Destructive Plate Margin?
A
When two plates are moving towards each other (When an oceanic plate meets a continental plate and the oceanic plate is forced into the mantle and destroyed as its denser).
2
Q
What are Collision Plate Margins?
A
When two Continental Plates move towards each other (this creates fold mountains)
3
Q
What’s a Constructive Plate Margin?
A
When two plates are moving away from each other. Magma from the Mantle fills the gap and cools, creating a new crust.
4
Q
What are Conservative Plate Margins?
A
Where two plates are moving sideways past each other or in the same direction at different speeds.
