GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

TECTONICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form?
A
Transform
B
Convergent
C
Divergent
D
Reform
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Convergent Plate Boundaries-Collisional Mountain Ranges.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Subduction. Where tectonic plates converge, the one with thin oceanic crust subducts beneath the one capped by thick continental crust. A subduction zone consists of material scraped off the ocean floor near the coast (accretionary wedge) and a chain of volcanoes farther inland (volcanic arc).

Detailed explanation-4: -What do Convergent Boundaries Form? Convergent boundaries can form mountains, volcanos, or subduction zones that form large trenches. When two plates collide, the crusts can push together to form mountain ranges.

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