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What stress occurs when two tectonic plates collide?
When two tectonic plates collide, it is called compressional stress at convergent boundaries. Rocks and plates usually have stronger compressional strength than tensional strength (which would happen at divergent boundaries). This means the higher the likelihood of developing mountains for continent-continent convergence or being subducted for oceanic-oceanic/oceanic-continental boundaries.
What could happen two plates collide?
If two plates were to collide they would either go up over the surface and form a volcano, or they would collide and go downward forming a trench or a large crevice.
Where does subdution occur?
Subduction (I believe that's what you meant) occurs at CONVERGENT boundaries, where two plates collide and the less dense one remains and the denser one sinks. An example of subduction is two oceanic plates colliding. Oceanic plates contain mainly basalt, which is dense. The oceanic plate closer to a heat source (hot spot, volcano) would remain in place while the denser plate sinks (cold water is denser than hot water so it sinks) below the other. When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, the oceanic plate sinks because granite (what continental plates are composed of mainly) is less dense than basalt, therefore the oceanic plate would sink. However, when two continental plates collide, because both plates are made of granite and are not very dense, they push and shape the land into mountains.
Which would subduct if a continental and oceanic plate were to collide with each other?
oceanic
Where do many earthquakes happen in a country?
it happens when the tectonic plates under the earth collide or push into each other to cause disruption so an earthquake would happen in a place were there is the edge of 2 tectonic plates underneath.
What is the difference between oceanic plate and continential plate?
Oceanic plates are young and made of basalt and recent sediments. Continental plates are old and contain continental crust made of old rocks and they are usually considerably thicker than the oceanic plates
What does an earthquake's intensity primarily depend on?
The Intensity of an earthquake primarily depends on the force the earths plates collide against each other (the heavier plate would go down wards {oceanic plates} and the lighter plates {the Continental plates} go up up wards) , and that vibrations cause a earthquake.
What would happen when two plates meets?
When two plates meet each other thats called a Convergent boundary. They include areas where an oceanic plate slides below a continential plate.
What happens when two oceans collide?
When two oceanic plates collide, the denser oceanic plate will subduct beneath the other, forming island arcs. One example would be the Solomon Islands. *Note that the Hawaii island chain is NOT formed by convergent plate boundaries but a hotspot which is located right under Hawaii, or the Pacific plate. The Pacific plate moves and the volcanoes on it becomes extinct when it is cut off from the magma source, and the magma from the hotspot rises, forming a new volcano and island. when plates collide they also form fold mountains and cause earthquakes
What would happen if the continental crust and the oceanic crust went into each other?
In a convergent plate collision between continental and oceanic plates, the more dense oceanic plate would subduct, or move underneath, the less dense continental plate, eventually melting into the mantle at the leading edge.
What happens when two oceanic plates collide?
When two oceanic plates collide, the denser oceanic plate will subduct beneath the other, forming island arcs. One example would be the Solomon Islands. *Note that the Hawaii island chain is NOT formed by convergent plate boundaries but a hotspot which is located right under Hawaii, or the Pacific plate. The Pacific plate moves and the volcanoes on it becomes extinct when it is cut off from the magma source, and the magma from the hotspot rises, forming a new volcano and island. when plates collide they also form fold mountains and cause earthquakes
Where in Earth's crust would you find basalt?
Most basalt is found in the oceanic plates. Most granite is found in the continental plates.
