What happens when plate tectonics causes two continents to collide at a convergent plate boundary?
a) The older continent is subducted into the mantle.
b) The denser continent is subducted into the mantle.
c) Neither continent will subduct, so they crumple and form mountain ranges.
d) The convergent boundary turns into a divergent boundary.
e) A supercontinent is formed.
C
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