Plate Boundaries

Add the labels to complete the diagram of the earths structure

b

a

c

d

Outer Core

Inner Core

Mantle

Crust

Match the part of the earths structure to its description

• Crust

• Semi-molten (partly hard & partly ‘jam’ like) 

• Outer Core

• Liquid metal. Made up of iron & nickel

• Inner Core

• Solid. 5500°C hot

• Mantle

• Solid. 0-60km thick

How many tectonic plates are there?

• 12

• 10

• 15

• 8

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

• Constructive

• Destructive

• Conservative

• Subducted

• Ridge push

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Constructive

• Destructive

• Conservative

What type of plate boundary am I?

At this boundary when two tectonic plates meet the heavier, denser tectonic plate subducts (sinks) underneath the lighter plate. The heavies plate sinks into the mantle and melts.

• Destructive

• Constructive

• Conservative

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Destructive

• Constructive

• Conservative

Sort the plate boundaries according to what hazard they pose

Groups:

(a) Earthquake

,

(b) Volcano

,

(c) Earthquake & Volcano

• Constructive boundary

• Destructive boundary

• Conservative

Match the example to the types of plate boundaries

• Constructive

• The San Andreas Fault in California

• Conservative

• The Pacific Plate and Eurasian Plate​

• Destructive

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Earthquakes are often found in a ​ (a)   pattern around tectonic plate boundaries. There are often earthquakes around the ​ (b)   . Volcanoes are also often found on plate boundaries. There are volcanoes located in ​ (c)   and many around the ​ (d)   , one anomaly is the volcanoes found in ​ (e)   .

• linear
• Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• Iceland
• Pacific Ring of Fire
• Rift Valley