GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which plate boundary is responsible for mountains and volcanoes?
A
Convergent
B
Divergent
C
Transform
D
None of the above
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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