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Uncommon card · Science
Convergent boundary, an Uncommon card
A convergent boundary is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 53
- Power
- 117
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 72,000
Power 117 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Convergent boundary quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Convergent boundary card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
One plate eventually slides beneath the other, a ______ known as subduction.
Answer
process. One plate eventually slides beneath the other, a process known as subduction. From the Convergent boundary article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Imran Tahir. Imran Tahir 70 · Sombrero 67 · Convergent boundary 64 · Jack 61 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- One plate eventually slides beneath the other, a process known as subduction.
- The subduction zone can be defined by a plane where many earthquakes occur, called the Wadati–Benioff zone.
- These collisions happen on scales of millions to tens of millions of years and can lead to volcanism, earthquakes, orogenesis, destruction of lithosphere, and deformation.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Convergent boundary article was read about 72,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 53: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Convergent boundary
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- Jun'ichirō TanizakiUncommon · Arts · ATK 67 DEF 50
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- London on da TrackUncommon · Arts · ATK 66 DEF 51
- Scott ForstallUncommon · Science · ATK 67 DEF 50
- Spencer DavisUncommon · Arts · ATK 62 DEF 55
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Convergent boundary (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : domdomegg, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
