Which boundary is mismatched with its feature?

Which boundary is mismatched with its feature?

• A. Divergent boundary - mid-ocean ridges
• B. Convergent boundary - mountains
• C. Transform boundary - volcanoes
• D. Oceanic-continental convergence - volcanoes

Answer: (C)

This question tests how boundary types relate to the typical features they produce. At divergent boundaries, plates move apart and magma rises to create mid-ocean ridges, with volcanism commonly along the spreading center. Convergent boundaries yield mountains when continental blocks collide, and they also generate volcanism when an oceanic plate subducts beneath a continent, forming volcanic arcs. Transform boundaries involve horizontal sliding past one another, where the dominant activity is earthquakes along faults rather than widespread volcanism. Because of this, pairing a transform boundary with volcanoes is mismatched. The other pairings fit the pattern: divergent with mid-ocean ridges, convergent with mountains, and oceanic-continental convergence with volcanoes through subduction-formed volcanic arcs.

This question tests how boundary types relate to the typical features they produce. At divergent boundaries, plates move apart and magma rises to create mid-ocean ridges, with volcanism commonly along the spreading center. Convergent boundaries yield mountains when continental blocks collide, and they also generate volcanism when an oceanic plate subducts beneath a continent, forming volcanic arcs. Transform boundaries involve horizontal sliding past one another, where the dominant activity is earthquakes along faults rather than widespread volcanism. Because of this, pairing a transform boundary with volcanoes is mismatched. The other pairings fit the pattern: divergent with mid-ocean ridges, convergent with mountains, and oceanic-continental convergence with volcanoes through subduction-formed volcanic arcs.