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How do the densities of oceanic crust and continental crust influence what happens when an oceanic plate coverages with a continental plate?
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∙ 14y ago
Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust. All that water weight compresses the heck out of the material in the plate and also the oceanic crust contains larger percentages of denser elements such as magnesium and iron than the continental crust which also contributes to it's higher density. This sets the conditions for what happens.
The more dense oceanic crust will "dive under" continental crust because it is more dense, and all because of the difference in densities.
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What forms or happens when two continental plates collide?
mountains
What happens at a convergent plate boundary between an oceanic and continental plate?
The oceanic plate usually subsides after colliding with a continental plate.
When continental plates collide what happens to the oceanic crust between them?
When the continental plates collide the oceainc cust gets stuck and eventually evaporates
What happens during a continental-continental collision?
Earth Quakes are a given whenever two plates collide. That's the only thing I know in which happens during a collision. There might also be volcanic activity but I'm not sure.
What happens when a plate of oceanic crust collides with a plate of the continental crust and why does this happen?
The oceanic crust will slide under the continental crust. And the reason is because the oceanic crust is much denser and the continental crust is least dense.
What happens at the end of a continental shelf?
it dives into a continental slope
What happens at the end of the continental shelf?
it dives into a continental slope
What happens when continental and continental collide?
Deep ocean trenches form
What happens if milk and sea water is mixed?
They would separate out because they have different densities.
What happens when you are rear ended and other guy has no insurance?
Your policy may have coverages that will cover your losses, call your claims department to verify.
What happens on continual continental collision?
we die
What happens when a wave moves from one medium into another of different densities?
It refracts some and reflects some.
What happens as a result of continental-continental collisions?
Ok, this is quite easy......NOBODY GIVES A FLYIN' CRAP
What happens in a continental plate?
the plates move apart
What happens when two continental places collide?
mountains are formed
What forms or happens when two continental plates collide?
mountains
What happens when continental crust push together?
It creates a mountain
