Plate Boundaries 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyPlate tectonicsA2/A-levelOCR Created by: MatthewGibsonCreated on: 01-03-16 14:28 Describe a constructive plate margin 2 plates that move away from each other and new oceanic crust appears 1 of 8 Describe a destructive plate margin Oceanic crust moves towards continental crust but sinks and is destroyed, this forms deep ocean trenches. 2 of 8 Describe a collision plate margin Two continental crusts collide and as neither can sink, they are forced up into fold mountains 3 of 8 Describe a conservative plate margin Two plates move sideways past each other, land is not formed or destroyed 4 of 8 Give an example of a constructive plate margin Mid Atlantic Ridge (Americas moving away from Eurasian) 5 of 8 Give an example of a destructive plate margin Nazca sinks under South America to form the Andes 6 of 8 Give an example of a collision plate margin Indian plate collided with the Eurasian plate to form the Himalayas 7 of 8 Give an example of a conservative plate margin San Andreas Fault 8 of 8
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