When two oceanic plates meet, which plate gets subducted and why
The surface feature formed when two plates meet is known as a fault. In some cases mountains can also be formed when two plates collide.
Haiti is on the boundary of two tectonic plates, the North American plate and the Caribbean plate. The shifting of these plates is what caused the massive 7 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010.
a trench
north American and Caribbean plates.
I think it is because Haiti lies on a fault line between two plates-the north american and caribbean.
When two oceanic plates meet, which plate gets subducted and why
The surface feature formed when two plates meet is known as a fault. In some cases mountains can also be formed when two plates collide.
Haiti is on the boundary of two tectonic plates, the North American plate and the Caribbean plate. The shifting of these plates is what caused the massive 7 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010.
a trench
Boundaries are where two tectonic plates meet.
A place where two or more roads meet is called a JUNCTURE.
north American and Caribbean plates.
They are called a Plate Boundaries :)
---- ---- A volcano or a mountin forms when they push up and a threch is formed when it pushea down. When ever two plates meet they create an earthquake.
By plates.
an earth quake happens when two plates meet