Form 11: Convergent Boundaries (Oceanic vs. Continental) Exercise

Form 11: Convergent Boundaries (Oceanic vs. Continental)

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Form 11: Convergent Boundaries (Oceanic vs. Continental)

Examine convergent boundaries where oceanic plates collide with continental plates. Learn how density differences drive subduction along continental margins.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What happens when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?

  2. MultiChoice

    Why does oceanic crust sink beneath continental crust during a collision?

  3. MultiChoice

    What underwater feature forms on the ocean side of an oceanic-continental boundary?

  4. MultiChoice

    What feature forms on the continental land side of an oceanic-continental convergent boundary?

  5. MultiChoice

    Which mountain range in South America was formed by oceanic-continental subduction?

  6. MultiChoice

    What type of stress drives convergent plate boundaries?

  7. MultiChoice

    What role does trapped seawater play when an oceanic plate subducts into the hot mantle?

  8. MultiChoice

    Which volcanic mountain range in the Pacific Northwest of the US formed via subduction?

  9. MultiChoice

    What type of earthquakes occur along oceanic-continental subduction zones?

  10. MultiChoice

    What is the specific region where a plate sinks into the mantle called?

  11. MultiChoice

    Which ocean basin is heavily rimmed by oceanic-continental subduction zones known as the Ring of Fire?

  12. MultiChoice

    What type of faulting is common at convergent boundaries where compressional forces push rocks together?