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3.- Plate tectonics: Geological features of convergent plate boundaries
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1When 2 plates collide and one is pushed under the other, this process is called:
- AAcretion
- BSubduction
- CLateral sliping
2The Andes was created due to:
- AThe collision between two oceanic plates
- BThe collision between two continental plates
- C The oceanic plate being pushed under and what happens at the same time the continental plate gets pushed upwards causing mountain ranges
3Why Chile suffers a lot of Earthquakes?
- ABecause it is situated on the Ring of Fire
- BBecause it is located on fault areas
- CBecause it is located on the subduction area in the Pacific coast of South America
4Where can we find the deepest trenches?
- AAt the Mariana´s Trench
- BWhere oceanic plate subduce under another oceanic plate
- CIn the Mid- ocean ridge
5How is the deepest trench called? How deep is it?
- AMariana Trench. 7 km
- BMarina Trench. 7 km
- CMariana Trench. 11 km
6What was created when Eurasian plate and Indian plate collided?
- AThe mount Everest
- BThe Himalayan range
- CThe Deccan plate
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- Created on 6 Sep 2016 · updated on 27 Oct 2016
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