Question

at a convergent boundary between two continental plates, which geological event is most likely to occur? creation of a new ocean basin uplift to form mountain ranges formation of trenches subduction and volcanic activity

Explanation:

When two continental plates converge, they collide. Since continental crust is less dense and buoyant, neither plate subducts. Instead, the crust is compressed and uplifted, leading to the formation of mountain ranges. For example, the Himalayas formed from the collision of the Indian and Eurasian continental plates.

• Creation of a new ocean basin occurs at divergent boundaries (e.g., Mid - Atlantic Ridge).
• Trenches form at subduction zones (e.g., Mariana Trench, where an oceanic plate subducts beneath another plate).
• Subduction and volcanic activity are common at ocean - continent convergent boundaries (e.g., Andes, where the Nazca oceanic plate subducts beneath the South American continental plate), not at continent - continent convergent boundaries.

Answer:

Uplift to form mountain ranges