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What happens when plate tectonics causes two continents to collide at a convergent plate boundary?
 
  a) The older continent is subducted into the mantle.
  b) The denser continent is subducted into the mantle.
  c) Neither continent will subduct, so they crumple and form mountain ranges.
  d) The convergent boundary turns into a divergent boundary.
  e) A supercontinent is formed.

Question 2

The tide is sweeping across the ocean toward land. The continental shelf is significantly wider at one location than another farther down the coast. What will happen to the tide at the location where the shelf is wider?
 
  a) Nothing; the width of the shelf has no effect on tides
  b) The tide will be accelerated
  c) The tide will be retarded
  d) The wide shelf will reduce the tide
  e) The result will depend on the phase of the Moon



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