The restless earth 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyThe restless eathGCSEAQA Created by: varvara_burnashovaCreated on: 12-05-17 12:17 crust the outer layer of the earth 1 of 20 plate a section of earth's crust 2 of 20 plate margin the boundary where two plates meet 3 of 20 mantle the dense, mostly solid layer of the earth between the outer core and the crust 4 of 20 convection currents the circular currents of heat in the mantle 5 of 20 destructive plate margin two plates are moving toward each other resulting in one plate sinking beneath each other 6 of 20 constructive plate margin two plates are moving apart 7 of 20 continential plate tectonic plate made of low density that will not sink under another plate 8 of 20 oceanic plate tectonic plate made of dense that forms oceanic floor 9 of 20 subduction when oceanic crust sinks under continential crust at destructive plate margin 10 of 20 volcano an opening in the earth's crust through which goes lava and gases 11 of 20 conservative plate margin plate margin where two plates are sliding alongside each other 12 of 20 fold mountains large mountain ranges where rock layers have been crumpled as they have been forced together 13 of 20 ocean trenches deep sections of the ocean 14 of 20 composite volcano steep - slide volcano thats made from ash and lava 15 of 20 shield volcano a broad volcano that is mostly made up of lava 16 of 20 supervolcano mega colossal volcano that erupts at least 1,000 km3 of material 17 of 20 geothermal water that is heated under the ground 18 of 20 hot spot a section of the earh's crust where plumps of magma rise. 19 of 20 tsunami spechial type of wave where an event, often eathquake. 20 of 20
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