Question

Which of the following best represents a convergent boundary where an oceanic plate and a continental plate meet?

A The San Andreas Fault.

B. The "Ring of Fire" around the Pacific Ocean.

C. The Himalaya Mountains between India and China.

D. The mid oceanic ridge in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Answer 1

B. The "Ring of Fire" around the Pacific Ocean.

Step-by-step explanation:

The "Ring of Fire" around the Pacific Ocean is the best example of a convergent boundary where an oceanic plate and continental plate meets.

• At such margins, subduction is the order of the day.
• Due to the differences in the density of the plates involved, the oceanic plates goes beneath the continental plate.
• The pacific sea floor is ocean crust and it is denser.
• As it slides beneath the continental crust, subduction zones are created.
• This circular geometry of the subduction zone is known as the pacific ring of fire.