Plate Margins Flashcards
Why are volcanoes not found along conservative plate margins?
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This is because a conservative plate margin, sometimes known as a transform fault, is where two plates move past each other without direct collision.
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Why are volcanoes not found along conservative plate margins?
Do volcanoes and earthquakes occur at all plate margins?
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Volcanoes and earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries except at a conservative margin where only earthquakes happen.
Do volcanoes and earthquakes occur at all plate margins?
Give an example of two tectonic plates that form a constructive plate margin
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North American and Eurasian Plate, South American plate and African Plate, Pacific plate and Nazca plate and the Cocos plate and Pacific plate.
Give an example of two tectonic plates that form a constructive plate margin
Identify the two types of tectonic crust.
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Oceanic and continental crust
Identify the two types of tectonic crust.
What is the area where two plates meet known as?
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A plate margin or boundary.
What is the area where two plates meet known as?
