3.- Plate tectonics: Geological features of convergent plate boundaries

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PEDRO ALVAREZ JIMENEZ
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Question 1

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When 2 plates collide and one is pushed under the other, this process is called:
Answer
  • Acretion
  • Subduction
  • Lateral sliping

Question 2

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The Andes was created due to:
Answer
  • The collision between two oceanic plates
  • The collision between two continental plates
  • The oceanic plate being pushed under and what happens at the same time the continental plate gets pushed upwards causing mountain ranges

Question 3

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Why Chile suffers a lot of Earthquakes?
Answer
  • Because it is situated on the Ring of Fire
  • Because it is located on fault areas
  • Because it is located on the subduction area in the Pacific coast of South America

Question 4

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Where can we find the deepest trenches?
Answer
  • At the Mariana´s Trench
  • Where oceanic plate subduce under another oceanic plate
  • In the Mid- ocean ridge

Question 5

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How is the deepest trench called? How deep is it?
Answer
  • Mariana Trench. 7 km
  • Marina Trench. 7 km
  • Mariana Trench. 11 km

Question 6

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What was created when Eurasian plate and Indian plate collided?
Answer
  • The mount Everest
  • The Himalayan range
  • The Deccan plate
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