Plate Margins Flashcards
1
Q
What happens at the destructive plate margin?
A
2 plates move towards each other - oceanic & continental - oceanic subducts.
2
Q
What forms at destructive plate margins?
A
Volcanoes and ocean trenches.
3
Q
What happens at constructive plate margins?
A
Two plates are moving away from each other - magma rises from the mantle to fill gaps and cools - creates new crust.
4
Q
What happens at conservative plate margins?
A
Two plates move sideways past each other, or are moving in same directions at different speeds.
