Question

select the correct answer. the oceanic nazca plate is being subducted beneath the continental south american plate. which type of plate boundary is this? a. continental-oceanic convergent b. oceanic-oceanic convergent c. divergent d. strike-slip e. transform

Explanation:

The Nazca plate is oceanic and the South American plate is continental. When an oceanic plate subducts beneath a continental plate, it's a continental - oceanic convergent boundary. Option A describes this type of boundary. Option B is for two oceanic plates converging, Option C is for plates moving apart, Option D is for lateral sliding, and Option E is a transform boundary (lateral movement), so they don't fit.

Answer:

A. continental - oceanic convergent