Continental- Continental Convergent

Name an example of a continental- continental plate boundary

• North American and Caribbean Plate

• North American and Eurasian Plate

• Pacific and South American Plate

• Eurasian and Indian Plate

Reorder the following to show how the Himalayas formed

• The Eurasian and Indian Plate moved towards each other

• The sediments from the Tethys ocean were scaped off onto the Eurasian plate

• The Himalayas are still rising by more than 1 cm per year as India continues to move northwards into Asia

• The sediments were crumpled and buckled up to form the Himalayas

• The Tethys Ocean became narrower and was subducted under the Eurasian Plate

Why is there very little or no subduction when two continental plates collide?

• Because there is no friction

• Because both plates are equally buoyant

• Because one plate is more dense than the other

• Because it s blocked by teh accretionary wedge

What type of earthquakes are found where two continental plates collide?

The continental crust ​ (a)   thick in the Himalayas

• 75km
• 55km
• 7.5km
• 25km

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Continental -Continental

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(b) Oceanic-Oceanic

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(c) Continental-Oceanic

• Mariana Trench

• Island Arcs

• Continental crust thickness variations

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• Shallow focus earthquakes

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• Indian and Eurasian Plates

• Fold mountains and ocean trenches

• North American and Caribbean Plates

• Fold mountains such as the Himalayas

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• Pacific and South American Plates

• Earthquakes along fault lines

• No subduction