Plate margins Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 4 types of plate margins?
A
Constructive, Destructive, Conseervative and Collision
2
Q
what does a destructive plate margin do?
A
The denser oceanic plate subducts underneath the less dense continental plate
3
Q
what does a collision plate margin do?
A
they go towards eachother
4
Q
what does a conservative plate margin do?
A
they rub against eachother in opposite directions
5
Q
what does a constructive plate margin do?
A
they move apart and new land is formed in the gap
