Plate Tectonics and Boundaries

What is a common result of continent-ocean convergence?

• Rift valleys

• Volcanic arcs (island chains)

• Ocean ridges

• Plateaus

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What happens to the oceanic crust after it subducts beneath the continental plate?

• It floats to the surface

• It melts and gets recycled in the mantle

• It forms new land

• It disappears completely

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What forms when two continental plates converge?

• Deep ocean trenches

• Mountain ranges

• Volcanic islands

• Rift valleys

What is the main process that occurs at an ocean-ocean convergent boundary?

• Both plates move upward

• The older, denser plate subducts beneath the younger plate

• The plates move apart

• The plates do not interact

Which of the following is a result of ocean-ocean convergence?

• Underwater volcanoes

• Rift valleys

• Plateaus

• Deserts

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What happens to the denser oceanic crust at a continent-ocean convergent boundary?

• It rises above the continental plate

• It subducts beneath the continental plate

• It splits in half

• It stays at the surface

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Which process is common to both continent-ocean and ocean-ocean convergence?

• Formation of rift valleys

• Subduction of a denser plate

• Plates moving apart

• No movement

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Which of the following is a result of continent-ocean convergence but NOT ocean-ocean convergence?

• Deep trenches

• Underwater volcanoes

• Volcanic arcs (island chains)

• Mountain ranges

What is the main cause of earthquakes at convergent boundaries?

• Plates moving apart

• Plates sliding past each other

• Plates colliding and subducting

• Plates not moving

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following best describes the movement at a convergent boundary?

• Plates move away from each other

• Plates move toward each other

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates remain stationary