Tectonic plates

Question 1

What is the definition of the plate boundary

Constructive?

Answer 1

Where plates are moving away from eachother

Question 2

Definition of plate boundary

Destructive ?

Answer 2

Plates moving towards eachother

Question 3

Definition of plate boundary

Collisions?

Answer 3

2 continental plates are moving towards eachother and collide forming a fold mountain

Question 4

Definition of plate boundary

Conservative ?

Answer 4

Plates are moving alongside eachother

Question 5

Earthquakes happen because of

Answer 5

The structure of tectonic plates

Question 6

Where do earthquakes happen more often?

Answer 6

Where plates are closer together

Question 7

How many main tectonic plates are there

Answer 7

7

Question 8

Tectonic plates are

Answer 8

Stiff

Question 9

When plates collide it creates an

Answer 9

Earthquake

Question 10

When plates move away

Answer 10

It creates a land split

Question 11

What are the earths layers ?

Answer 11

Inner core
Outer core
Mantle
Crust

Question 12

What are the 4 plate boundries?

Answer 12

Constructive
Destructive
Collisions
Conservative

Question 13

How much does a tectonic plate move every year in cm?

Answer 13

5

Question 14

Constructive moving is when…

Answer 14

Oceanic plates are moving a part

Question 15

What does the moving of oceanic plates allow?

Answer 15

Magma to reach the crust and cool down it then creates rock and forms new land

Question 16

What plates take part in destructive plate boundries? What happens?

Answer 16

Oceanic plate and continental plate

One will go underneath the other, when the oceanic plate goes underneath th other plate a deep valley in the sea. Creating an ocean trench

Question 17

What is an ocean trench?

Answer 17

An ocean trench formed after a destructive plate boundary . It is the deepest section of the ocean

Question 18

Big earthquakes happen as a result of destructive plate boundary, why?

Answer 18

Because of the build up in pressure between the two plates