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Question | Answer |
Destructive Plate Boundary | A destructive plate boundary is when the oceanic plate is forced underneath the continental one. |
Constructive Plate Boundary | A constructive plate boundary is where two plates are pushed apart. |
Collision Plate Boundary | when oceanic and continental plates move together. |
Collision Plate Boundary. | Where plates slide past each other in opposite directions |
Dormant Volcano | A dormant volcano is where the volcano hasn't erupted in recent times. |
Extinct Volcano | An extinct volcano is where the volcano hasn't erupted for 1,000,000 years and probably won't erupt again. |
Active Volcano | An active volcano is a volcano which has erupted recently and is likely to erupt again. |
Shield Volcano | A shield volcano is a volcano that has gently sloping sides and is usually composed of fluid lava. |
Composite Volcano | A composite volcano is a volcano which has large steep sides and is built up with ash and lava. |
Focus | The focus is the centre of an earthquake. |
Epicentre | The epicentre is the point above the focus. |
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