EARTH SCIENCE
TECTONICS
Question
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What type of boundary occurs when two plates move toward each other?
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convergent
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divergent
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transform
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lateral
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Convergent (Colliding): This occurs when plates move towards each other and collide. When a continental plate meets an oceanic plate, the thinner, denser, and more flexible oceanic plate sinks beneath the thicker, more rigid continental plate. This is called subduction.
Detailed explanation-2: -Convergent Boundaries: When Two Plates Move toward Each Other.
Detailed explanation-3: -Convergent boundaries, where two plates are moving toward each other, are of three types, depending on the type of crust present on either side of the boundary-oceanic or continental . The types are ocean-ocean, ocean-continent, and continent-continent.
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