subduction zones may themselves be transformed to other types of plate boundary. For example, when India collided with Asia, an active subduction zone was transformed into a collision that formed ...

Earthquakes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and earthquakes and featuring case studies ...

4. Depending on your students' current level ... Ask them to write a description of how they identified their plate boundary types. 6. Ask them to use color pencils to mark (on their individual ...

When the plate sinks into the mantle it melts to form magma. The pressure of the magma builds up beneath the Earth's surface. The magma escapes through weaknesses in the rock and rises up through ...

The Earth's plates jostle about in fits and starts that are punctuated with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. 4 min read There are a few handfuls of major plates and dozens of smaller, or minor ...