Results for: Subduction
In Earth Sciences

What is the definition of oceanic-continental subduction?

Occurs when ocean crust sinks under continental crust, it sinks because it's colder and denser,at these sites, deep-ocean trenches also form along with coastal mountains. As t… (MORE)
In Geology

What is ocean to continent subduction?

Ocean crust is forced under continental crust because the former (ocean) is denser than the latter (continental). Much the same effect occurs when cold air is forced under hot… (MORE)
In Volcanoes

What is a subduction earthquake?

In geology, subduction is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate, sinking into the Earth's mantle… (MORE)
In Earth Sciences

What happens to the plate that subducts?

The edge of the that's being pushed downwards eventually reaches the molten lava under the crust, and melts.
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In Plate Tectonics

How does subduction occur?

Subduction occurs when two plates collide and one plunges beneath the other. The two plates are Oceanic plate and Continental plate. Oceanic plate sinks, because it's denser t… (MORE)
In Mountains

Why is subduction necessary?

Because if there wasn't subduction the earth would get bigger and bigger caused by sea floor spreading (in the ocean new ground is formed when two plates spread apart) and lav… (MORE)