Convergent plate boundaries are ___________ .
A) sites of supervolcanoes like Yellowstone
B) sites where oceanic plates descend beneath continental plates
C) areas where two plates slide laterally past one another, generating earthquakes, like the San Andreas fault
D) sites where heat from Earth's interior is vented to the surface as volcanoes

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Convergent plate boundaries are locations where two plates are moving towards each other. This movement can result in subduction, where one plate is pushed beneath the other, typically with an oceanic plate descending beneath a continental plate, resulting in the formation of deep-sea trenches and volcanic arcs. Eventually, the subducted plate may melt and rise to the surface as magma, forming mountains and volcanoes on the overriding plate. Examples of this type of convergent boundary include the Andes Mountains in South America and the Cascadia Subduction Zone in the Pacific Northwest of North America.

Convergent Plate Boundaries Are ___________