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Destructive plate margins
Plate boundaries where tectonic plates move towards each other, leading to the subduction of denser oceanic plates beneath continental plates, causing earthquakes, fold mountains, and volcanoes.
Subduction
The process where one tectonic plate moves under another, leading to the recycling of oceanic crust into the mantle.
Composite volcano
A steep-sided volcano formed by explosive eruptions of viscous magma.
Earthquake
Sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
Fold mountains
Mountain ranges formed by the folding of rock layers due to tectonic compression.
Magma
Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
Subduction zone
The region where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another.
Ring of Fire
A region surrounding the Pacific Ocean known for its high volcanic and seismic activity.
Plate convergence
The movement of tectonic plates towards each other at destructive margins, leading to geological phenomena.
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