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?
Where in the world are the majority of the Earth’s volcanoes and earthquakes found?
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The majority of the Earth’s volcanoes and earthquakes occur around the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Where in the world are the majority of the Earth’s volcanoes and earthquakes found?
What is the lithosphere?
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The rigid layer formed by the crust and upper mantle.
What is the lithosphere?
What is a natural hazard?
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A natural hazard is a natural event such as an earthquake, volcanic eruption, tropical storm or flood that has the potential to cause death and damage.
What is a natural hazard?
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
