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1
Q

Give an example of a constructive plate margin

A

Eurasian plate and North American plates

2
Q

What are the landforms at constructive margins? 2

A
Mid-ocean ridges (when underwater)
Rift valleys (when under land)
3
Q

Do earthquakes and volcanoes occur at constructive margins?

A

Both occur at constructive margins

4
Q

Give an example of a destructive oceanic-continental plate margin.

A

Nazca plate and South American plates

5
Q

What are the landforms at destructive oceanic-continental plate margins? 2

A

Deep sea trenches

Young fold mountains

6
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Do earthquakes and volcanoes occur at destructive oceanic-continental plate margins?

A

Both occur at destructive oceanic-continental margins

7
Q

Give an example of a destructive oceanic-oceanic plate margin

A

Pacific plate and Philippines plate

8
Q

What are the landforms at destructive oceanic-oceanic plate margins? 2

A

Deep sea trenches

Island arcs

9
Q

Do earthquakes and volcanoes occur at destructive oceanic-oceanic plate margins?

A

both occur at destructive oceanic-oceanic margins

10
Q

Give an example of a destructive continental-continental plate margin

A

Indo-Australian plate and Eurasian plate

11
Q

What is a landform at destructive continental-continental plate margins?

A

Fold mountains

12
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Do earthquakes and volcanoes occur at destructive continental-continental plate margins?

A

Only earthquakes occur here, no volcanoes

13
Q

Give an example of a conservative plate margin

A

North American plate and Pacific plate

14
Q

What is a landform at conservative plate margins?

A

Low ridges

15
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Do earthquakes and volcanoes occur at conservative plate margins?

A

Only earthquakes occur here, no volcanoes