GeoScience Videos Plate Boundary Handout
Convergent Plate Boundary Defining Features Matrix
Compare and contrast the characteristics of the three types of convergent plate
boundary. Review the statements in the “Features” column and place a mark in the cell
or cells that best match each statement for each type of convergent boundary.
One statement has no correct answer; four statements have one correct answer.
Features
Trenches currently present
Island arc present
Mountain belts on overlying plate
Volcanoes on plate descending
subduction zone
Oceanic plate currently descends
subduction zone
Magma rises through overlying plate
Thickest crust on Earth
Volcanoes on overlying plate
Subduction zone currently present
Example: Nazca plate collides with S.
America
Example: India collided with Eurasia
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