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What happends when 2 plates carring continental crust collide?
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What happens and what forms when 2 continental plates collide?
When two continental plates collide they buckle up and fold forming mountains.
When ocean plates collide with continental plates the denser oceanic plate?
sinks
Do folded mountains form at convergent boundaries where two plates collide?
Yes, because of the huge compressional forces when two plates collide. This can happen at either a continental-continental boundary or a continental-oceanic boundary.
Why do oceanic plates dive underneath continental plates when they collide?
this is because the oceanic plate is much denser than the continental plate so when they collide the oceanic plate will sink easily
What land form is created by tectonic plates crashing together?
this depends on the two plates that collide. Ocean plates are much heavier than continental plates. If an ocean and continental plate collide, the ocean plate sinks underneath and creates a trench. If two ocean plates or two continental plate collide, it creates a mountain range/ oceanic ridge depending on the type.
When two continental plates collide what happens?
When two continental plates collide they form mountains .
When two continental plates collide what types of mountain are formed?
When two continental plates collide,fold mountains are formed.
What happens and what forms when 2 continental plates collide?
When two continental plates collide they buckle up and fold forming mountains.
What occurs when sea plates collide with continental plates?
subduction
When continental plates collide what happens to the oceanic crust between them?
When the continental plates collide the oceainc cust gets stuck and eventually evaporates
When continental plates collide what can be created?
Mountains
What is it called when continental plates collide?
Collision...
When ocean plates collide with continental plates what does the denser plate do?
sinks
When a continental plates collide with another continental plate what it is caused?
Earthquake
When ocean plates collide with continental plates the denser ocean plate?
sinks
When oceans plates collide with continental plates the denser ocean plate does what?
sinks
When ocean plates collide with continental plates the denser oceanic plate?
sinks
