Convergent Plate Boundaries

What term is used to describe the areas where new crust material is created as plates move apart?

• Convergent boundaries

• Divergent boundaries

• Subduction zones

• Collision zones

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Which ridge is an example of a divergent boundary?

• Himalayas

• Andes Mountains

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• Rocky Mountains

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What happens when an oceanic plate is subducted under a continental plate?

• None of the above

• Both A and B

• Creation of mountain ranges

• Formation of a trench

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Which country experiences a lot of earthquakes due to its location near convergent boundaries?

• Canada

• Chile

• India

• Australia

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What geological feature is formed when an oceanic plate is subducted under another oceanic plate?

• Plateaus

• Mountain ranges

• Volcanic islands

• Trenches

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What is the deepest trench in the world?

• Philippine Trench

• Java Trench

• Tonga Trench

• Mariana Trench

What is created by underwater volcanoes when an oceanic plate is subducted under another oceanic plate?

• Deep sea trenches

• Island arcs

• Mountain ranges

• Continental crust

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How deep is the Mariana Trench?

• About 10,000 meters

• About 8,000 meters

• About 11,000 meters

• About 9,000 meters

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What results from the collision of two continental crusts?

• Subduction of one plate

• Formation of high mountain ranges

• Creation of a large plateau

• Formation of a deep sea trench

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Which mountain range was formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates?

• Rocky Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Alps

• Himalayas

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