Convergent plates

Convergent plates

Multiple Choice

The word "converge" means :

• to separate

• to come together

• to slide by

Multiple Choice

The process of one plate going under another and melting into the mantle when the two plates converge is called :

• abduction

• subduction

• deduction

• distillation

Multiple Choice

What will occur when two tectonic plates collide ?

• crust will be destroyed

• crust will be created

• crust will neither be created or destroyed

Multiple Choice

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

• Volcano
• Mountain
• Rift
• Island Arc

Multiple Choice

What is a deep, underwater valley or canyon on the ocean floor?

• seamount
• trench
• continental rise
• continental slope

Multiple Choice

When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, which one will subduct?

• oceanic
• continental
• neither

Multiple Choice

subduction zones in the ocean can create which features?

• islands
• volcanoes
• earthquakes
• all of the above