Lighter, 30km thick, very old, cannot sink, cannot be renewed or destroyed, 1500 million years old
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Oceanic plate
Dense, 5km thick, young, can sink, can be renwed and destroyed, 200 million years old
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Constructive margin
Occurs when two plates move AWAY from each other
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Destructive Margin
Occurs when an oceanic plate is FORCED UNDER (SUBDUCTION) a continental plate
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Conservative margin
Occurs when two plates SLIDE past each other in the opposite direction or at different speeds in the same direction
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Collision margins
Occurs when two continental plates move TOWARDS each other
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What is formed/happens at Constructive plate margins?
VOLCANOES
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What is formed/happens at Destructive plate margins?
VOLCANOES & EARTHQUAKES
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What is formed/happens at Conservative Plate Margins?
EARTHQUAKES
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What is formed/happens at Collision Plate Margins?
FOLD MOUNTAINS
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Name an example of a Constructive margin...
Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Red Sea Rift, Baikal Rift Zone, East African Rift, East Pacific Rise, Gakkel Ridge, Galapagos Rise, Explorer Ridge, Juan de Fuca Ridge, Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
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Name an example of a Destructive margin...
The Andes, The Mariana Trench, Aleutian Islands, Cascade Range
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Name an example of a Conservative margin...
The San Andreas Fault, Alpine Fault, Queen Charlotte Fault
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Name an example of a Collision Margin...
The Himalayas, The Southern Alps, The Pontic Alps
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Dense, 5km thick, young, can sink, can be renwed and destroyed, 200 million years old
Back
Oceanic plate
Card 3
Front
Occurs when two plates move AWAY from each other
Back
Card 4
Front
Occurs when an oceanic plate is FORCED UNDER (SUBDUCTION) a continental plate
Back
Card 5
Front
Occurs when two plates SLIDE past each other in the opposite direction or at different speeds in the same direction
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