GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

TECTONICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What forms when two CONTINENTAL plates CONVERGE?
A
Rift Valley
B
Mid Ocean Ridge
C
Mountains
D
Volcanoes on land and ocean trench
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Mountains form where two continental plates collide. Since both plates have a similar thickness and weight, neither one will sink under the other. Instead, they crumple and fold until the rocks are forced up to form a mountain range. As the plates continue to collide, mountains will get taller and taller.

Detailed explanation-3: -When two continental plates meet, they form a convergent boundary. Each plate carries continental material. These continental materials are very light and therefore can’t be subducted into the mantle. What happens is that the two plates begin to hit each other, collide and pile up to form a large mountain range.

Detailed explanation-4: -When two continental crusted plates converge, they eventually collide and result in the formation of mountains. Volcanoes and ridges are landforms formed as a result of tectonic plate movement.

Detailed explanation-5: -When two plates come together, it is known as a convergent boundary. The impact of the colliding plates can cause the edges of one or both plates to buckle up into a mountain ranges or one of the plates may bend down into a deep seafloor trench.

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