What happens at a convergent plate boundary?

One plate subducts under another.

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  1. One plate subducts under another ✔
  2. Plates move apart
  3. Plates slide sideways

Why: Arcs of volcanoes and earthquakes form at convergent boundaries where one plate subducts under another.

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Convergent plates come together.
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Answer: One plate subducts under another. Arcs of volcanoes and earthquakes form at convergent boundaries where one plate subducts under another.

  1. Geology en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology
    convergent boundaries, where one plate subducts, or moves, under another
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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