Convergent plate boundaries are ________
A) areas where two plates slide laterally past one another, generating earthquakes, like the San Andrea fault
B) sites of supervolcanos like Yellowstone
C) sites where heat from the earth's interior is vented to the surface as volcanos
D) sites where cold, downgoing convective cells, the plates, descent into the mantle
D
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A) ped. B) separate. C) horizon. D) profile.
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A) midchannel B) on the outside of the curve, close to the cut bank C) along the inside of the curve D) It doesn't matter, as long as you remain a meter or two from either bank