Test 5 Flashcards
What type of boundary does the picture illustrate?
Two plates push each other
convergent
Which type of convergent does not create a volcano?
continent-continent convergent
Which among the following landforms is created when two continental plates of similar density collide with each other?
Mountain
The sinking of denser plate or crust under the less dense plate or crust is called ______________.
subduction
Why is oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust after collision?
thinner and denser than continental crust
Which of the following is not a Plate Boundary?
continent/another words but not belong in the types of plate boundaries
Collision zone occurs in ____________________.
continental-continental convergence
Which among the following faults is considered the famous and found at the Pacific Plate and North American Plate?
San Andreas Fault
What landform is created when a denser plate slides underneath a less dense plate?
trench
Which of the following mountains DID NOT form because of a collision between two continents?
Andes