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name an example of a CONSERVATIVE plate boundry
San andreas fault
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Desccribe the highest magnitude of an earthquake as a result of an CONSERVATIVE plate boundry
8.5
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at a CONSERVATIVE plate boundry do you get volcanoes ?
no
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name what plate boundry ICELAND is made from
CONSTRUCTIVE
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what rating on the richter scale can an earthquake from a CONSTRUCTIVE plate boundry get up to ?
5-6
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Name two extra factors about the volcanoes created from a CONSTRUCTIVE plate boundry
not very explosive, magma reaches temperatures of 1200C
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Name an example of a result of a destructive plate margin
andes mountains
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name 3 factors of the earthquakes cause by a DESTRUCTIVE plate margin
very destructive, can reach 9.5 on the richter scale and sometimes trigger tsunamis
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what gradient volcanoes do DESTRUCTIVE plate boundries cause ?
steep
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how explosive are volcanoes, formed from a DESTRUCTIVE plate margin ?
VERY!!!
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What plate boundry are the HIMALAYAS formed from ?
COLLISION ZONE
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earthquakes in a collision zone are not rare, which magnitude can they reach ?
9.0
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as a result of earthquakes in collision zones, what can occur
landslides
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A constructive boundry is ...
As the plates move apart (very slowly), magma rises from the mantle. The magma erupts to the surface of the Earth. This is also accompanied by earthquakes.
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