Test 5 Flashcards

1
Q

What type of boundary does the picture illustrate?

Two plates push each other

A

convergent

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2
Q

Which type of convergent does not create a volcano?

A

continent-continent convergent

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3
Q

Which among the following landforms is created when two continental plates of similar density collide with each other?

A

Mountain

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4
Q

The sinking of denser plate or crust under the less dense plate or crust is called ______________.

A

subduction

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5
Q

Why is oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust after collision?

A

thinner and denser than continental crust

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6
Q

Which of the following is not a Plate Boundary?

A

continent/another words but not belong in the types of plate boundaries

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7
Q

Collision zone occurs in ____________________.

A

continental-continental convergence

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8
Q

Which among the following faults is considered the famous and found at the Pacific Plate and North American Plate?

A

San Andreas Fault

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9
Q

What landform is created when a denser plate slides underneath a less dense plate?

A

trench

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10
Q

Which of the following mountains DID NOT form because of a collision between two continents?

A

Andes

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