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Is new crust created along convergent boundaries?

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Crust is destroyed along convergent boundarieswhere is crust produced?

Divergent boundaries.


Is new crust created at a convergent boundary?

No. New crust is created along a divergent boundary. Crust is destroyed at a convergent boundary.


Where is Ocean crust being destroyed?

At subduction zones along convergent plate boundaries.


How is the Earth's crust created and destroyed?

It is created at mid-oceanic ridges (divergent boundaries) and it is destroyed at subduction zones (convergent boundary between oceanic crust and continental crust).


Is the crust formed or destroyed at the sliding boundary?

At convergent boundaries are boundaries the crust is destroyed by subduction of oceanic crust underneath continental crust or other oceanic crust.


Is the crust formed or destroyed at a sliding boundary?

At convergent boundaries are boundaries the crust is destroyed by subduction of oceanic crust underneath continental crust or other oceanic crust.


When large segments of the Earth's crust are deformed along convergent plate boundaries it is called?

It is often called a Trench, such as the Marianna's Trench.


Which plate boundary occurs as continental crust collides with continental crust?

Convergent plate boundaries.


What happens along some convergent plate boundaries when both landmasses are of low density?

Neither plate subducts and the crust thickens and uplifts.


What do convergent boundaries make when they carry continental crust?

They make a mountain.


How do convergent boundaries add material to earths surface?

At convergent boundaries some mantle material can melt and rise through the crust, forming volcanoes.


What are Cracks in the earths crust called?

Divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries are all cracks in the Earth's crust. They are located where the Earth's plates border one another.