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Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics

Question 4 • FHS 2016 TX-Earth and Space Science

The Pacific Plate and the North American Plate form a convergent boundary in the northern Pacific Ocean. What most likely happens at this convergent boundary?

Answer
A
The plates move apart and a mid-oceanic ridge forms.
B
The plates move apart and volcanoes form.
C
The plates move together and a mid-oceanic ridge forms.
D
The plates move together and volcanoes form.

Explanation

At a convergent boundary, plates move toward one another. When one plate sinks beneath the other, melting can produce magma that rises and forms volcanoes. So the best choice is “The plates move together and volcanoes form.”

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