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As the Nazca plate subducts beneath the South American plate, crust is destroyed and magma can rise to the surface to create volcanic mountain ranges. What type of plate boundary is it?
Divergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Convergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Convergent Oceanic/Continental
Convergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Continental Divergent Plate
Convergent Continental/Continental
Convergent Continental/Continental
Transform
The Marianas Trench is the deepest point on Earth's Surface. Where the Pacific Plate subducts below the Mariana Plate, this trench formed as well as an island arc. What type of boundary is it?
Divergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Convergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Convergent Oceanic/Continental
Convergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Continental Divergent Plate
Convergent Continental/Continental
Convergent Continental/Continental
Transform
The East Pacific Rise separates the Pacific Plate from the Nazca, Cocos, and Antarctic plates. A mid-ocean ridge formed at the East Pacific Rise. What type of boundary is it?
Divergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Convergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Convergent Oceanic/Continental
Convergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Continental Divergent Plate
Convergent Continental/Continental
Convergent Continental/Continental
Transform
Along the coast of California, there is a plate boundary between the North American and the Pacific Plate and a fault line called the San Andreas Fault causes many Earthquakes. What type of boundary is it?.
Divergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Convergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Convergent Oceanic/Continental
Convergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Continental Divergent Plate
Convergent Continental/Continental
Convergent Continental/Continental
Transform
After Pangea split apart, Eurasian Plate and the Africa Plate moved toward each other uplifting the ancient Tethys Sea to create the Alps in southern Europe. What type of boundary is it?
Divergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Convergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Convergent Oceanic/Continental
Convergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Continental Divergent Plate
Convergent Continental/Continental
Convergent Continental/Continental
Transform
The Aleutian Islands are a volcanic island arc below Alaska where the denser, heavier Pacific plate is sinking below the ocean on the North American Plate. What type of boundary is it?
Divergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Convergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Convergent Oceanic/Continental
Convergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Continental Divergent Plate
Convergent Continental/Continental
Convergent Continental/Continental
Transform
After Pangea broke up, the continent of India slowly moved toward and eventually collided with Asia. The sea floor between them was compressed and folded upward to make the Himalayan Mountain Range. What type of boundary is it?
Divergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Convergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Convergent Oceanic/Continental
Convergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Continental Divergent Plate
Convergent Continental/Continental
Convergent Continental/Continental
Transform
The African plate is pulling apart to create two smaller plates at the East African Rift. In the future, a new ocean will form at this rift.
Divergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Convergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Convergent Oceanic/Continental
Convergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Continental Divergent Plate
Convergent Continental/Continental
Convergent Continental/Continental
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