Unit 1 Flashcards

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What’s a conservative plate boundary?

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The plates are moving at opposite directions side by side and create friction and cracks and cause earthquakes

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What’s a constructive plate boundary?

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The plates are moving away from each other and a new mantle rises up and causes a volcanic eruption

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What’s a destructive plate boundary?

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The plates are moving and the thick plate and the thin plate gets pushed under the thick plate and melts the mantle and rises up as magma to form a volcanic eruption

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