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What happens when convergent plate movement occur?
A convergent boundary of two plates will push together. If it is two continental crusts, then they will both push upward, forming mountains. If it is a continental crust pushing against an oceanic crust, then the oceanic crust will go underneath, melt, and be recycled because the oceanic crust is less dense than the continental crust.
How does valcano occur?
Volcanoes occur when two techtonic plates come together, like an earthquake- which sometimes causes the formation of a volcano, push through the crust.
What happens when two plates carrying carrying continental crust collide?
When two continental plates collide, it is an example of convergent boundaries. Since continental crust is buoyant and brittle, it will not be easily subducted, unlike oceanic crust. Therefore, the subduction that does occur will be shallow and will not experience as many igneous intrusions. The two colliding continental plates will hit each other and will produce a buckling appearance as they both fight being subducted. These kind of collisions tend to produce immense mountains such as the Himalayas.One plate goes underneath they other and melts under the plate it went under and forms magma which causes an eruption
What are typical characteristics of subduction zone?
Where oceanic crust meets continental crust and earthquakes can occur.
Do volcanoes occur in thick or thin earth's crust?
Thin as continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust.
You occur where plates with continental crust push together?
The subduction
What occur when two continental plates collide pushing the continental crust up to form mountains?
Earthquakes!
Where do mountains occur?
mountains occur where tectonic plates collideWhen they rub against each otherPlus it could be caused by two continental plates colliding as well.they occur mostly where 2 tectonic plates of the same crust (Continental or oceanic) met together at a conservative boundary (at a boundary where they both collide and go upwards) this is why mountains keep on growing, because the plates don't stop pushing.
What happens when convergent plate movement occur?
A convergent boundary of two plates will push together. If it is two continental crusts, then they will both push upward, forming mountains. If it is a continental crust pushing against an oceanic crust, then the oceanic crust will go underneath, melt, and be recycled because the oceanic crust is less dense than the continental crust.
What is likely to occur at a boundary where oceanic crust collides with continental crust?
tides will occur.
How does earthquake occur?
Earthquakes are caused when pressure builds up as two tectonic plates move together. As the pressure is released, an earthquake is produced.
What happens when two pieces of continental crust run into each other?
... a mountain range like the Himalayas is formed.
An earthquake is a shaking caused by the sudden movement of the earth's crust.?
Earthquakes occur both along plate edges and along faults. Most earthquakes will occur near the edge of the oceanic and continental plates.
How does valcano occur?
Volcanoes occur when two techtonic plates come together, like an earthquake- which sometimes causes the formation of a volcano, push through the crust.
What happens when two continental plates?
If the plates are moving together from opposite directions, the colliding edges will uplift into mountain ranges. If the plates are moving apart, a rift valley will form. If the plates are moving together at oblique angles, a fault zone will occur.
Why do earthqukes occur?
Underground faults.Earthquakes occur all the time all over the world, both along plate edges and along faults.Along Plate EdgesMost earthquakes occur along the edge of the oceanic and continental plates. The earth's crust (the outer layer of the planet) is made up of several pieces, called plates. The plates under the oceans are called oceanic plates and the rest are continental plates. The plates are moved around by the motion of a deeper part of the earth (the mantle) that lies underneath the crust. These plates are always bumping into each other, pulling away from each other, or past each other. The plates usually move at about the same speed that your fingernails grow. Earthquakes usually occur where two plates are running into each other or sliding past each other.
What does it mean if a plate boundary is divergent?
When two tectonic plates are diverging, that means that they are coming apart. Depending whether or not they are oceanic plates or continental plates, the outcome will be different. If two oceanic plates diverge, a rift valley will occur in the ocean; if the same is with continental plates an rift vally will occur on the continent.
