Question

Which of the following hypotheses is possible if the African plate continues to push toward

the Eurasian plate?

Answer 1

If Africa’s continental crust moves north toward the Eurasian plate, it will collide with the oceanic crust of the Mediterranean Sea. In this case, a process of subduction will take place once the oceanic crust collides with the continental crust at the convergent boundary. This event will cause the oceanic crust to sink below the continental crust.