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subduction
When the oceanic plate sinks it is absorbed back into the magma.
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.
The Oceanic plate is subducted under the Continental plate because oceanic crust is much more dense than continental crust. The average density of the oceanic crust is 3g/cm^3 while the average density of continental crust is 2.7g/cm^3.
When continental crust collides with the same crust it creates an earthquake, or sometime it can cause a volcano to explode. Including oceanic crust.
When a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it, this is known as subduction.
subduction
it forms a trench
Trench
terranes are attached to the edge of a continent
When the oceanic plate sinks it is absorbed back into the magma.
Continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust.
It subducts under the continental plate because the oceanic plate is denser.
tides will occur.
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.
When an ocean plate collides with a continental plate, a subduction zone occurs and forms a deep trench. An ocean plate is more dense while a continental plate is less dense which causes the ocean plate to go under the continental plate and pull the land and water down, forming a trench.
when oceanic crust and continental crust collide, the oceanic crust sinks down beneath the continental crust. this is called subduction.