Geography Plate Margins

Geography
Rock landscapes and processes
GCSE
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Created by: jade woolley
Created on: 13-05-11 09:44

Constructive Plate Margin.

Constructive Plate Margin. The two plates move away from each other and lava comes to fill the space left, this creates a volcano between the two plates. (http://www.bennett.karoo.net/images/nathaz/constructive.gif)

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Constructive Plate Margin.

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Conservative Plate Margin.

Conservative Plate Boundary. The two plates slide past each other, the plates get stuck, the tension builds & when the plates release an earthquake happens. (http://www.bennett.karoo.net/images/nathaz/conservative.gif)