Plate Boundaries

Question 1

Divergent plate boundary

AKA constructive plate boundary

Answer 1

• Convection currents pull tectonic plates apart
• New crust is created
• Magma can reach the surface through cracks and cause volcanic eruptions

Question 2

Conservative plate boundary

AKA transform plate boundary

Answer 2

• Where plates are moving side by side
• No crust is created or destroyed
• Stress builds up on faults, and a sudden release creates earthquakes

Question 3

Convergent plate boundary

AKA destructive plate boundary

Answer 3

• Where an oceanic and continental plate are moving towards each other
• Pressure builds up and volcanic eruptions occur
• Earthquakes also occur because of subduction

Question 4

Collision plate boundary

Answer 4

• Where two continental plates are moving towards each other
• They crash and crumple upwards to form fold mountains
• Earthquakes occur due to movement and pressure

Question 5

Hotspot

Answer 5

A large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth. A line of volcanoes develops as a plate moves over a hotspot.

Question 6

Subduction

Answer 6

When an oceanic plate is forced underneath a continental place because it is denser