At a destructive plate boundary

Using a diagram, this differentiated resource tests students’ recall of the processes at a destructive plate boundary (also known as a convergent plate boundary), when a continental plate meets an oceanic plate. It also provides a brief summary of the three different plate margins.

In the more challenging version of the worksheet, students write a description of the differences between continental crust and oceanic crust. In the scaffolded version, they first label the diagram using the keywords provided (terms such as mantle, subduction and volcano). They then explain the processes occurring at a destructive plate boundary before describing the differences between continental crust and oceanic crust

Sample answers are provided.