GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Question
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Which plate boundary is responsible for mountains and volcanoes?
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Convergent
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Divergent
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Transform
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -At a convergent plate boundary, one plate dives or “subducts” beneath the other, resulting in a variety of earthquakes and a line of volcanoes on the overriding plate.
Detailed explanation-2: -Volcanoes are one kind of feature that forms along convergent plate boundaries, where two tectonic plates collide and one moves beneath the other.
Detailed explanation-3: -The ocean closes as a continent with thick crust approaches the subduction zone. A collisional mountain range forms as an entire ocean closes and blocks of thick continental crust collide.
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