AQA Geography: Tectonic Activity Quiz outlining Tectonic Activity 3.5 / 5 based on 7 ratings ? GeographyRock landscapes and processesGCSEAll boards Created by: George HopkinsCreated on: 11-04-11 15:39 What properties does Oceanic crust have Dense, but thin 1 of 14 What are the properties of Continental Crust Not very dense, but thick 2 of 14 What is a destructive margin? Where an oceanic plate meets and goes under a continental plate and gets destroyed. Both plates can also smash together but no crust gets destroyed 3 of 14 What is a Constructive Margin Where two plates moving away from each other form new crust after magma comes to the surface. 4 of 14 What is a Conservative margin? Where two plates move sideways past each other (or together at different speeds). No crust is created or destroyed. 5 of 14 What margin creates Fold Mountains Destructive 6 of 14 How many alpine countries are there? 7 7 of 14 What is the highest mountain in the alps? Mont Blanc 8 of 14 How many people live in the alps? 12 million 9 of 14 What scale are earthquakes measured in? The Richter Scale 10 of 14 What are the places where plates meet called? Plate Boundary 11 of 14 There are three kinds of volcano, Composite; Shield and Dome. What is a composite volcano made of? Layers of thick lava and ash 12 of 14 What are Tsunamis? Very large waves caused by underwater earthquakes 13 of 14 What is the core of Earth made of? Solid Iron and Nickel 14 of 14
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