What is a destructive plate boundary?

A destructive plate boundary occurs when convection currents in the magma causes one plate to be forced under another an melted in the molten layer. This causes pressure to rise on the plate above, and can cause volcanoes and sea trenches.

JR

Related Geography GCSE answers

All answers ▸

You will have studied a recent earthquake event. To what extent is this location likely to be well prepared for an earthquake in the future? Explain your answer fully using specific detail. 6 marks.


Explain the formation of a corrie


given a map, describe the spatial variation in access to electricity?


How to remember the difference between economic and physical water scarcity?