Plate Boundaries

What geological feature would an continental-continental convergent boundary create?

• volcanic mountains

• mountains

• volcanic islands

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When one plate forces it's way under another plate.

• convection

• boundary

• subduction

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The edges of plates are called....

• convection

• boundaries

• subduction

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At plate boundaries, plates interact, the results would be

• geologic features

• earthquakes

• a country's border

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Convergent boundaries are plates

• colliding or smashing into each other.

• sliding past each other.

• separating or pulling apart from each other.

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Why did the oceanic plate subduct?

• Less dense
• More dense
• Heavier
• Thinner

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What type of plates are colliding?

• 2 oceanic plates
• Oceanic and continental plate
• 2 continental plates

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What is a divergent plate boundary?

• A boundary between two plates that are moving apart
• A boundary between two plates that are crashing together
• A boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
• A boundary between two plates that are not moving

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What causes seafloor spreading to occur?

• Old crust is destroyed at divergent boundaries.
• New crust forms at divergent boundaries, pushing old crust outwards.
• Old crust pushes new crust towards divergent boundaries.
• New crust forms as plates move over hotspots.

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What feature forms near divergent boundaries between two pieces of oceanic crust?

• Mid-ocean ridge
• Non-volcanic mountain
• Continental rift valley
• Trench

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