Plate Boundaries
How land features are formed on each boundary, with case study.
- Created by: Sophie Burton
- Created on: 01-05-13 17:37
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- Plate Boundaries
- Constructive
- 2 plates moving away from each other
- A crack appears between the plates
- Magma rises up through the crack
- The magma hardens
- The process is repeated as layers of magma harden around the base of the crack
- Shield Volcano formed
- Case Study
- Nyiragongo, Africa
- Case Study
- Shield Volcano formed
- The process is repeated as layers of magma harden around the base of the crack
- The magma hardens
- Magma rises up through the crack
- A crack appears between the plates
- 2 plates moving away from each other
- Destuctive
- Collioson
- 2 continental crust push together
- Push up
- Young Fold Mountains created
- Cases Studies
- Himalayas
- Cases Studies
- Young Fold Mountains created
- Push up
- 2 continental crust push together
- Collioson
- Conservative
- 2 plates moving along side each other at different paces.
- Sometimes they get stuck
- One plater will suddenly jerk forward
- Earthquake!
- Case Studies
- Sichuan, China 2008
- San Francisco
- Case Studies
- Earthquake!
- One plater will suddenly jerk forward
- Sometimes they get stuck
- 2 plates moving along side each other at different paces.
- Constructive
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