OBJECTIVE:

a. Explain the processes that occur

along convergent boundaries;
b. Determine the consequences of
colliding plates, and;
c. Values the significant effects of
colliding plates.
TWO CONTINENTAL PLATES CONVERGING
What is the highest peak in the
Philippines?
Mt. Apo about
3,114 meters
How about the highest mountain in
the world?
Mt. Everest
Do you have any idea how tall Mount
Everest is?
8,848 meters
How do you think most of the tall
mountains of the world are formed?
 ACTIVITY TIME!
By Group Activity(Individual Output)

ACTIVITY 3: HEAD-ON COLLISION

PART C: Two Continental Plates
Converging
What will happen or formed when two
continental plates coverge?
Answer: A Collision Zone is formed
How does it differ from the other two
type of convergent boundaries?
(Converging of Continental Plate and
Oceanic Plate & Convergence of two
Oceanic Plates)
 Answer: No trench, no volcano, and
definitely no island arc are created
during this process. Instead, what is
created is a large group of tall
mountains called mountain range.
How Himalayas was formed?
 About 40-50 million years ago, two large
land masses, India and Eurasia, collided and
begin the formation of the most visible product
of plate tectonics- the Himalayas. Since
subduction is impossible between two
colliding continental plates, pressure is
released by pushing the crusts upward and
forming Himalayan Peaks.
Is there any possibility that earthquakes can
happen without any volcanic activity?
 Are you prepared enough to survive any
unexpected calamaties such as earthquakes
or volcanic eruption?
 sWhat do you think are the effects of two
colliding plates in our community or in the
Philippines in a whole?
1. What happened to the strips of clay
as they were pushed from opposite
ends?

Answer: The strips of clay buckled

upward.
2. If the strips of clay represent the
Earth’s lithosphere, what do you think
is formed in the lithosphere?

Answer: Mountains are formed in the

lithosphere.
3. What other geologic event could take
place with this type of plate movement
aside from your answer in Q2?

Answer: Earthquakes will occur due to the

collision of the two plates. (Since there is
no subduction, only shallow earquakes
will happen.
4. In terms of the consequences on the Earth’s
lithosphere, how will you differentiate this type of
convergent plant boundary with the other two?

Answer: Since the two plates involved are both

continental plates there is no subduction process
(because both plates are low in density). As a
result, mountains are formed instead of
volcanoes.
Assignment:

Prepare for the next Activity found in pp. 25-27 in

Science 10 Learner’s Manual