Convergent Plate Boundaries Are ___________

question 79

Multiple Choice

Convergent plate boundaries are ___________ .

• A) sites of supervolcanoes like Yellowstone
• B) sites where oceanic plates descend beneath continental plates
• C) areas where two plates slide laterally past one another, generating earthquakes, like the San Andreas fault
• D) sites where heat from Earth's interior is vented to the surface as volcanoes

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