Question

Tatiana wants to show what can happen when two tectonic plates move. She makes the model shown below.

a plate boundary where the plates are being pushed together

What does Tatiana's model show?
A.
how mountains are made by tectonic plates moving toward each other
B.
how ocean ridges are made by plates moving toward each other
C.
how earthquakes are made by tectonic plates moving past each other
D.
how volcanoes are made by tectonic plates moving past each other

Answer 1

A. When two plates push together (a convergent boundary) they crumple and uplift the crust, forming mountains (e.g., the Himalayas).