WorksheetsConvergent Boundaries
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
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1.
Convergent boundaries are where...
a)
Plates collide
b)
plates separate
c)
plates slide past each other
2.
Convergent boundaries are where...
a)
New land is created
b)
Old land is destroyed (recycled)
c)
Land is neither created nor destroyed
3.
Convergent boundaries create what landform(s)?
a)
Mountain ranges
b)
Trenches
c)
Volcanic Mountain ranges
d)
all of the above
4.
All of the following are a type of convergent boundary except...
a)
oceanic vs oceanic
b)
oceanic vs continental
c)
volcanic vs oceanic
d)
continental vs continental
5.
When 2 oceanic plates collide, which plate subducts into the mantle?
a)
the younger plate (less dense)
b)
older plate (more dense)
c)
neither is dense enough
6.
When an oceanic plate subducts into the mantle, it moves through the _________________, and creates a ___________________ at the top.
a)
plate zone, mountain
b)
mantle zone, japan
c)
subduction zone , trench
7.
When 2 oceanic plates collide, the more dense, older plate subducts into the mantle and melts. The rising magma will form ___________ on the non subducted plate.
a)
volcanic island chain
b)
non-volcanic mountain
c)
slippery slope of destruction
8.
When an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate, which plate will be more dense and subduct into the mantle?
a)
oceanic
b)
continental
c)
neither is dense enough
9.
When an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate, the more dense plate subducts into the mantle and melts. The rising magma will form ___________ on the non subducted plate.
a)
non-volcanic moutain chain
b)
volcanic mountain chain
c)
slippery slope of mudslides or landslides
10.
When 2 continental plates collide, neither is dense enough to subduct into the mantle. What will be created when these 2 plates collide?
a)
Volcanic Islands (Japan)
b)
Volcanic mountain chain (Andes)
c)
Non-Volcanic mountain chain (Himalayas)
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