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EQ1: Why are some locations more at risk from tectonic hazards? Categorise

Target Level
C
Running Total
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Attempt
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Click on an item, then click on a category to place it. Or, drag and drop the item into the correct category. Organise all items before clicking 'Check'.

Destructive
Constructive
Transform (conservative)

Magma wells up to fill the gap – pillow lava under the ocean
Powerful earthquakes as the crust sticks and pressure builds
Plates move in opposite directions, or at different speeds
Two plates collide
The denser oceanic plate is subducted and melts
Explosive volcanoes with sticky lava
Land is destroyed
New land is created
Rift valleys on land
The Pacific Ring of Fire, for example
Fault lines – such as the San Andreas Fault
Runny lava means that volcanoes are effusive rather than explosive
Two plates move apart
Most earthquakes are fairly gentle
Earthquakes, no volcanoes

This is your 1st attempt! You get 3 marks for each one you get right first time. Good luck!

Pass Mark
70%