Tectonic hazards

• Tectonic


  Relating to the structure of the earth's crust and its movement
• tectonic hazard

  Hazards Caused by the movement of tectonic plates
• Hazards caused by tectonic plate movement

  • Earthquakes
  • Volcanic eruptions
  • Tsunamis
• Hurricanes are not tectonic
• Crust


  The outermost layer of the Earth
• Tectonic plates


  Sections of the Earth's crust that move and shift against each other
• Types of crust


  • Continental - thick but less dense
  • Oceanic - thinner but more dense
• Movement between tectonic plates


  1. Towards each other (destructive)

  2. Away from each other (constructive)

  3. Side by side (conservative)
• Mountains and volcanoes can be formed at the plate margins due to heat and pressure
• Living by plate margins


  Dangerous but provides valuable minerals and tourism