5.3 Flashcards
The North American and Eurasian plates are ________
diverging
Nazca and Sotuh America plates are?
converging
Where do the edges sink?
ocean trenches
what is the pattern?
As it joints downwards there are earthquakes
what do Plates carry with them to the lower mantle?
water
what happens as they push into eachother?
the edge of the South American plates also crumble
a margin where plates push into eachother are?
destructive plate margins
What happens when both slides past through each other
Both more in the same direction
Sometimes they get stuck
No rock is melted or volcano is formed
a margin where they slide against eachother are called?
conservative plate margins
The Indo Australian and Eurasian plates push or pull?
Push
What is fold mountains?
the rock at the edge of the plate which folds
