Tectonic Hazards Flashcards
Where do the majority of volcanoes and earthquakes occur?
On plate boundaries
What are the two types of crust?
Oceanic and Continental
What temperature is the inner core of the Earth?
> 5,000°C
What are two characteristics of continental crust?
They are relatively thick (20-200km). They are less dense than oceanic crust. Continental crust cannot be destroyed. Continental crust is old (3.8bn years). They are made of granite.
What are 2 characteristics of oceanic crust?
They are relatively thin (5-10km).
They can be destroyed and recycled at destructive plate margins.
They are relatively young (200 million years).
They are more dense than continental crust.
They are formed of basalt rock.
What is slab pull and what causes it?
Slap pull is where oceanic crust sinks into the mantle under the influence of gravity. Which also causes the rest of the plate to be pulled along behind it.
What is ridge push and what causes it?
Ridge push is where oceanic crust is pushed into the mantle due to new crust being formed from magma rising and cooling.
What type of tectonic hazards can occur at a destructive plate boundary?
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
What type of tectonic hazards can occur at constructive plate boundaries?
Volcanoes and earthquakes.
What type of tectonic hazards can occur at conservative plate boundaries.
Earthquakes
What type of tectonic hazards can occur at collision plate boundaries?
Earthquakes
What type of plates are moving and in which direction we they moving at Destructive plate boundaries?
Oceanic and Continental.
Moving towards each other. (Oceanic is subducted)
What type of plates are moving and in which direction we they moving at Constructive plate boundaries?
Oceanic and Oceanic.
Away from each other.
What type of plates are moving and in which direction we they moving at Conservative plate boundaries?
Continental and Continental.
Sliding Past each other at different speeds.
What type of plates are moving and in which direction we they moving at Collision plate boundaries?
Continental and Continental.
Moving towards each other.
What type of volcano is formed at a destructive plate boundary?
Composite volcanoes