[ 161 ] Earth and Space Science GED ® TEST SCIENCE FLASH REVIEW • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Select the best answer to fill the blank from the choices that follow. ________ plates result in the creation of mountains. For example, the Andes Mountains were formed by the Nazca Plate being pushed into the South American Plate. When two oceanic plates meet each other, it often results in the formation of an island arc system. • Subducting • Diverging • Converging Molten material from inside Earth often breaks through the floor of the ocean and flows from fissures, where it is cooled by water, resulting in the formation of ___________. As molten material flows from a fissure, it forms adjacent ________.