Hazard Distribution

Question 1

What type of hazards usually occur near plate boundaries

Answer 1

Geophysical hazards

Question 2

What is the earths crust made up of

Answer 2

Huge plates called tectonic plates that sit on top of the mantle

Question 3

How many types of crust are there

Answer 3

2

Question 4

Continental crust

Answer 4

Mostly above sea level

Thinner but less dense

Question 5

Oceanic crust

Answer 5

Mostly below sea level

Thinner but more dense

Question 6

What do the plates move because of

Answer 6

Convection currents in the mantle-currents are caused by temperature difference within the mantle

Question 7

Three types of plate boundaries

Answer 7

Destructive
Constructive
Conservative