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A plate tectonic zone is where two plates collide and cause the ground to move.
Living in a plate tectonic zone can be very dangerous and there is many hazards such as erupting volcanoes and many earthquakes...
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∙ 11y agoThe earth's crust (the layer we are living on) is made up of moving 'plates'. Plates have huge masses (the average plate is roughly the size of South America) and therefore move very slowly at a pace of roughly 3cm/year. However this movement can result in plate boundaries which is where two plates meet. At plate boundaries there are often occurrences of volcanoes and earthquakes. There are 3 main types of plate boundary:
Constructive - where the two plates are moving away from each other (results in volcanoes but no earthquakes)
Destructive - where the denser plate moves under the other plate (causes volcanoes and earthquakes)
Conservative - when the two plates slide past each other (Causes earthquakes but no volcanoes)
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What kind of plate boundary is the North American Plate and the Caribbean plate on?
It is a subduction zone.
Is Krakatoa a divergent convergent or transform boundary?
Krakatoa is an convergent boundary with a subduction zone
What type of plate boundary is the dead sea fault zone on?
The Dead Sea fault zone is located on a Transform boundary.
Is mount Pinatubo on a constructive or destructive plate boundary?
Mount Pinatubo is on a destructive plate boundary; it is above a subduction zone
Which boundary will you find a trench in the sea floor?
A destructive plate boundary (WITH a subduction zone!)
What plate boundary is reclus volcano located on?
I think the plate boundary is in the subduction zone.
What kind of plate boundary is the North American Plate and the Caribbean plate on?
It is a subduction zone.
What kind of plate boundary is the North American Plate and the Caribbean plate?
It is a subduction zone.
Is Krakatoa a divergent convergent or transform boundary?
Krakatoa is an convergent boundary with a subduction zone
What type of plate boundary is the dead sea fault zone on?
The Dead Sea fault zone is located on a Transform boundary.
Is mount Pinatubo on a constructive or destructive plate boundary?
Mount Pinatubo is on a destructive plate boundary; it is above a subduction zone
Which boundary will you find a trench in the sea floor?
A destructive plate boundary (WITH a subduction zone!)
Define and relate the following to the plate tectonics theory?
There are 2 tectonics theories namely: divergent boundary and subduction zone. The boundary of the plate tectonics where two plates are placed is called divergent boundary while the subduction zone is a convergent boundary where in one plate is subducted on another.
What type of plate boundary is ruapehu on?
A sub-duction zone.
What zone of earthquake associated with convergent plate boundary?
subduction
What is the plate boundary of the cascade mountains?
The Cascades are associated with a subduction zone, a type of convergent boundary.
What is the name of the type of boundary where one tectonic plate slides under another tectonic plates?
A destructive plate boundary - a subduction zone.
