Question

identifying plate boundary through models
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in what type of plate boundary did subduction occur?
in what type of plate boundary did new crust form?
in what type of plate boundary did mountains form?
in what type of plate boundary did volcanoes form?
in what type of plate boundary did a river change its path?

Explanation:

1. Subduction happens when a denser tectonic plate slides under a less dense one, which occurs at convergent boundaries.
2. New crust is created as magma rises and solidifies where plates move apart, at divergent boundaries.
3. When two continental plates collide and push upward, mountains form at convergent (continental-continental) boundaries.
4. Volcanoes form at convergent boundaries (from subduction melting rock) and some divergent boundaries, but the most common association is convergent, or can also include divergent; the primary linked boundary is convergent.
5. Transform boundaries involve plates sliding past each other horizontally, which can shift land features like rivers.

Answer:

1. In what type of plate boundary did subduction occur? Convergent Boundary
2. In what type of plate boundary did new crust form? Divergent Boundary
3. In what type of plate boundary did mountains form? Convergent Boundary (continental-continental collision)
4. In what type of plate boundary did volcanoes form? Convergent Boundary (and some Divergent Boundaries; primary: Convergent)
5. In what type of plate boundary did a river change its path? Transform Boundary