World at Risk - Unit 2 Edexcel - Chapter 2 and 3 of textbook 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyASAQA Created by: EmilyCreated on: 10-05-13 16:42 How often a hazard occours Freuquency 1 of 11 The size of event Magnitude 2 of 11 A semi-molten zone of rick underlying the earth's crust Asthenosphere 3 of 11 Two plates moving either alongside each other or in opposite directions Conservative 4 of 11 Two plates moving away from each other at a plate boundary Constructive 5 of 11 Two plates moving towards each other at a plate boundary Destructive 6 of 11 The crust of the earth (around 80-90km thick) Lithosphere 7 of 11 Molten material that rises towards the earth's surface when convection currents occour Magma 8 of 11 Rigid less dense slabs of rock float sing on the athenosphere Plates 9 of 11 A localised area of the earth's crust with an unusually high temperature Hotspot 10 of 11 An upwelling of abnormally hot rock within the earths mantle Plume 11 of 11
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