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| Pregunta | Respuesta |
| Conservative boundary | Plates slide past each other. Plates become locked and tension builds up. Rocks break and the plates jerk forwards. Powerful earthquakes occur but no volcanoes. For example the San Andreas fault. |
| Composite volcano | Occur on destructive boundaries. Violent eruptions with thick, sticky lava. Pyroclastic flows. Lahars - ash and rain. Tsunamis. Layers of ash and lava build up to form a cone. Ash leaves areas uninhabitable. For example Mount Etna and Soufrière Hills. |
| Shield volcanoes | Occur on constructive plate boundaries. Eruptions are not explosive. Thin, runny lava. Less loss of life. For example Iceland and Hawaii. |
| Constructive boundary | Two oceanic plates move apart. Magma rises due to gas bubbles in it. Volcanoes are formed. Gentle eruptions occur. Eruptions may continue for years. For example the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. |
| Destructive boundary | Oceanic and continental plates meet. The oceanic plate is pushed under the continental because it is heavier. It sinks into a subduction zone. Magma rises due to gas bubbles in it. Explosive eruptions occur. Plates rub leading to earthquakes. For example the Pacific Ring of Fire. |
| Collision boundary | Two continental plates meet. Plates buckle to form fold mountains. No volcanoes but violent earthquakes. For example the Himalayas. |
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