Tectonic Processes And Hazards

Question 1

What are the types of plate margins ?

Answer 1

Convergent (destructive)
-when oceanic plate slides beneath continental

Divergent (constructive)
-two plates move apart leading to new crust and volcanoes

Conservative (transform)
-two plates slide past each other

Collision (convergent)
-two continental plates collide. Forced up and form mountains

Question 2

Types of tectonic plates

Answer 2

• Oceanic (high density)

- Continental (low density)