Chapter 1. Volcanoes

Map Learning Exercises

Volcanoes: Convergent plate boundaries

Question Click on the surface features at two convergent plate boundaries.

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{"title":"Convergent at surface","description":"This is where the ocean plate touches the other ocean plate at the surface.","type":"correct","color":"#99cc00","code":"[{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"205,29,242,23,213,55,169,75,105,100,88,109,53,102,109,81,185,49,204,29\"}]"} {"title":"Coastline","description":"Incorrect: This is the coastline – the boundary between land and water. It is not a plate boundary.","type":"incorrect","color":"#993300","code":"[{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"452,192,471,190,475,175,473,160,491,149,502,145,497,122,515,120,513,96,502,92,485,79,471,76,486,66,499,65,494,56,501,46,485,44,485,57,461,66,446,75,479,90,498,102,501,112,487,125,491,139,468,156,461,166,463,185\"}]"} {"title":"Lithosphere","description":"Incorrect: This is the bottom of the plate (lithosphere). A plate boundary is between two plates.","type":"incorrect","color":"#ffff00","code":"[{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"52,118,56,124,51,129,2,114,2,108\"},{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"77,127,67,134,194,178,202,176,214,190,270,220,317,189,418,239,412,230,400,220,364,202,315,178,269,210,212,176,207,169,196,171,108,136,78,127\"},{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"470,272,581,118,583,129,471,286\"}]"} {"title":"Boundary beneath","description":"Incorrect: This is where the convergent boundary is located beneath the surface.","type":"incorrect","color":"#ffffff","code":"[{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"427,188,437,194,444,194,471,277,463,278,438,200\"},{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"68,106,75,112,57,126,57,118\"}]"} {"title":"Subducted","description":"Incorrect: This is the subducting slab, where the plate sinks into the asthenosphere, but it does not divide two plates here.","type":"incorrect","color":"#008000","code":"[{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"75,110,79,127,63,136,36,165,22,158,56,124,57,127\"},{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"425,187,418,238,450,327,490,350,494,340,475,280,471,287,469,278,462,278,438,208\"}]"} {"title":"Volcanoes","description":"Incorrect: These are volcanoes, not a plate boundary (where two plates meet)","type":"incorrect","color":"#ff0000","code":"[{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"194,26,186,34,185,43,167,46,140,59,119,65,97,74,63,90,43,95,41,102,59,101,87,93,107,86,138,69,155,64,176,56,191,48,204,31\"},{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"510,145,589,67,576,63,567,53,550,50,530,44,506,51,506,64,502,84,513,91,529,103\"},{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"303,150,317,145,391,172,394,162,377,152,340,141,311,131\"},{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"130,108,164,119,174,109,133,96\"},{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"300,68,362,81,362,64,299,58\"},{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"271,41,305,48,305,35,272,31\"}]"} {"title":"Divergent","description":"Incorrect: This is a divergent plate boundary.","type":"incorrect","color":"#FF6600","code":"[{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"340,29,362,32,333,39,337,45,297,60,298,52,321,40\"},{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"202,166,211,161,211,149,246,129,232,128,202,148\"},{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"283,46,295,49,231,72,213,84,227,84,191,104,182,92,209,79,213,69\"},{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"188,120,203,124,229,104,217,101,205,109\"}]"} {"title":"land","description":"This is where the ocean plate meets the continental plate at the surface.","type":"correct","color":"#808000","code":"[{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"430,44,470,51,448,75,478,107,482,128,461,168,445,195,416,185,436,147,442,126,418,98,413,71,424,55\"}]"}
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