Question

The Andes Mountains were formed by convergence of a plate carrying ____ crust with a plate carrying ____ crust.

Answer 1

The Andes Mountains were formed by convergence of a plate carrying oceanic crust with a plate carrying continental crust.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Andian margin was generate by the subduction of oceanic crust at a contintantal margin. Anden Mountains is due to tectonic activity that subductes, which means the movement of the plates sideways and downards, beneath another plate.