Plate Margins Flashcards

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Draw a diagram to show the main features of a constructive plate margin.
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An image of a constructive plate margin

A constructive plate margin

Draw a diagram to show the main features of a constructive plate margin.
Some volcanoes occur in the middle of plates. What are these known as?
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Volcanic hotspots
Some volcanoes occur in the middle of plates. What are these known as?
What is the structure of the Earth?
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From the centre:

  • Inner core
  • Outer core
  • Mantle
  • Crust
What is the structure of the Earth?
Give 2 characteristics of continental crust.
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  • Less dense than oceanic crust
  • Thicker than oceanic crust
  • Lighter than oceanic crust
  • Forms the Earth’s continents
  • Older than oceanic crust
Give 2 characteristics of continental crust.
Describe the physical processes that happen at a conservative plate margin.
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At a conservative margin, two plates move parallel to each other. They can be moving in the same or opposite directions. Pressure builds along the margin of tectonic plates. As friction is overcome the rock fractures releasing energy as an earthquake.
Describe the physical processes that happen at a conservative plate margin.




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