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Which is true about the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate?
The Nazca plate is continental crust, and the South American Plate is oceanic crust. The plates most likely diverged and formed the Andes Mountains.
The Nazca plate is oceanic crust, and the South American Plate is continental crust. The plates most likely diverged and formed the Andes Mountains.
The Nazca plate is oceanic crust, and the South American Plate is continental crust. The plates most likely converged and formed the Andes Mountains.
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The third statement is correct.
The Nazca Plate is oceanic and the South American Plate is continental; they converge, with the denser Nazca Plate subducting beneath South America. This subduction produces the Peru–Chile (oceanic) trench, strong earthquakes, volcanic activity and uplift that built the Andes Mountains.
The Nazca Plate is oceanic and the South American Plate is continental; they converge, with the denser Nazca Plate subducting beneath South America. This subduction produces the Peru–Chile (oceanic) trench, strong earthquakes, volcanic activity and uplift that built the Andes Mountains.
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