Examine Figure 3 below illustrating the three types of PLATE CONVERGENCE. Indicate in the space below the
combination of plates that are converging. (Remember there are two types of lithosphere - oceanic and
continental).
A.
Trench
Continental
volcanic are
B.
Oceanic crust
e
100
Subducting oceanic lithosphers
100
(mantle)
Continental
crust
Continental
Lithosphere
Continental
crust
100 k
Volcanic
island are
Trench
Oceanic lithosphere
Oceanic
crust
200 km
Asthenosphere
(mantie)
Subducting oceanic lithosphere
Mating
C.
Mountain range
Figure 3
Suture
Continental
Continental
thosphere
Ophlatite
Oragment of
oceanly trun