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partly oceanic (largest part) partly continental
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoCaribbean plates are lines that form the crust of the earth also under the Caribbean plates are under water volcanoes that slowly move the Caribbean closer to America
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∙ 15y agonorthwest they are moving
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∙ 15y agoWhat is the Caribbean Plate?
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∙ 12y agoan oceanic tectonic plate, mostly
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Is the Pacific plate and oceanic plate or continental plate?
It is oceanic
Why is oceanic lithosphere subducted during and oceanic continental collision where as the continental plate is not?
the oceanic plate is less bouyant so it slides under the continental plate
What explains the observation that when a continental and oceanic plate collide the oceanic plate dives down under the continental plate?
The oceanic plate must be more dense than the continental plate for this to happen.
Is the antarctic plate an oceanic or continental plate?
The Antarctic plate is Oceanic.
What occurs when a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it?
When a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it, this is known as subduction.
Is the Pacific plate and oceanic plate or continental plate?
It is oceanic
Is Haiti located on a continental plate or oceanic plate?
Haiti is located on the northern edge of the Caribbean plate which is an oceanic plate. Please see the related question for more information.
When a continental plate and an oceanic plate collide why does the oceanic plate sink below the continental plate?
It's because the oceanic plate is more dense than the continental plate.
Is the arabian plate continental or oceanic?
oceanic plate
Why is oceanic lithosphere subducted during and oceanic continental collision where as the continental plate is not?
the oceanic plate is less bouyant so it slides under the continental plate
What explains the observation that when a continental and oceanic plate collide the oceanic plate dives down under the continental plate?
The oceanic plate must be more dense than the continental plate for this to happen.
When an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate which plate is subducted?
When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, the oceanic plate is always subducted. Oceanic plates are denser than continental plates, and they have a higher iron content. Since they are denser, oceanic plates always sink below the continental plate in the event of a collision.
Compare and contrast the three plate boundaries?
Oceanic-continental convergence (when an oceanic plate meets a continental plate) & oceanic-oceanic convergence (2 oceanic plates) both involve oceanic plates & subduction. Continental-continental convergence (2 continental plates) involves neither.
Is the antarctic plate an oceanic or continental plate?
The Antarctic plate is Oceanic.
The thickest plate oceanic or continental?
Continental plate.
What happends when an oceanic plate goes under a continental plate?
When an oceanic plate goes under a continental plate, the subducting plate ---> oceanic creates a curved line of volcanoes along the edge of the overlying continental plate.
Which type of plate is thicker continental or oceanic?
Continental plate.
