Conservative/Transform Margins

Question 1

Stage 1

Answer 1

Convections in asthenosphere cause 2 plates to slide past one another; plates can move in opposite directions or in same direction at different speeds

Question 2

Stage 2

Answer 2

San Andres Fault in California marks conservative plate boundary between Pacific Plate and North American plate

Both are moving NW at different speeds

Question 3

Stage 3

Answer 3

Huge plates slide past one another and can become stuck (tension builds up)
Stress relieved as seismic waves during an earthquake event

Question 4

Stage 4

Answer 4

Conservative Plate boundary has no volcanic activity only earthquake

1906 7.8 magnitude earthquake in San Francisco

Question 5

Draw a conservative plate boundary

Answer 5

Yes