Convergent Boundaries

What will form when one plate is forced under another plate?

• A. transform boundary

• B. subduction zone

• C. divergent boundary

• D. mid-ocean ridge

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If A is a continental crust while B is an oceanic crust, what may possibly  form between them?

• A. trench

• B. island arc

• C. mid-ocean ridge

• D. mountain ranges

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

• A. Volcano

• B. Mountain

• C. Rift

• D. Island Arc

The Himalayas in Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?

• A. ocean-to-ocean convergent

• B. divergent

• C. continent-to-continent convergent

• D. ocean-to-continent convergent

In terms of the consequences on the Earth’s lithosphere, how will you  differentiate converging of two continental plates with the other two types of  convergent plates?

• A. There are formation of volcanoes, island arc and trenches

• B. There is no subduction process, mountain ranges are formed

• C. Strong earthquakes will occur due to the collision of the two plates

• D. Strong tsunami will occur due to the collision of the two plates

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Philippine is an island arc formed from? 

• A. Strike slip fault

• B. Collision of two oceanic plates

• C. Collision of two continental plates

• D. Collision of oceanic and continental plates

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You are an oceanographer and want to map the ocean floor on the east  coast of the Philippines. As you do your study, you notice that there is a portion of  the ocean floor which is relatively much deeper than the rest. What most likely is  that deeper part?

• A. Linear Sea

• B. Oceanic ridge

• C. Rift valley

• D. Trench

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Underwater earthquakes can generate a harbour wave with very long  wavelengths called

• A. Trench

• B. Rift valley

• C. Tsunami

• D. Mid–ocean ridge

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If A and B are both oceanic crust, What may possibly form between them if  they move towards each other?

• A. Volcano

• b) Island arc

• c) Mid-ocean ridge

• d) Mountain ranges

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Which statement best describes the continental and oceanic crust?

• A. The crust is thinner and less dense than the oceanic crust

• B. The crust is thinner and denser than the oceanic crust

• C. The crust is thicker and less dense than the oceanic crust

• D. The crust is thicker and denser than the oceanic crust