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when two plates collide they form trenches.
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∙ 13y agoThe collision of two ocean plates usually results in an ocean fissure, or a fault. When tension builds enough between these plates, they snap and release massive amounts of energy that form into tsunamies (sue-nah-mees)
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∙ 13y agoan earthquake, which in the ocean usually results in a large tsunami
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∙ 11y agoOne plate will slide or subduct underneath the other. Usually the plate with the oldest crust will be the one to subduct.
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∙ 11y agoearth quart
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Collision of a continental and oceanic plate causes this in the plates?
compression
What happens when a plate gets subducted?
The colder, more dense plate is the one that subducts in a collision between two plates. In an oceanic to oceanic plate collision it is the older of the two plates that will subduct due to its higher density. In an oceanic to continental plate collision, it's the oceanic plate that will subduct because of its higher density.
Where does oceanic and continental plates meet?
In a head-on collision, the oceanic plate subducts into the mantle.
What causes some oceanic plates to sink and others to float?
All oceanic plates float on top of the mantle, and sink into the mantle underneath a less dense plate in plate collision zones.
What two types of plates make up the earth?
The two main types of plates are continental plates and oceanic plates. Continental plates are larger, thicker and less dense compared to oceanic plates.
What is a string of islands formed from a collision of two ocean plates?
A string of islands formed from a collision of two oceanic plates is called an island arc.
What is 2 collision of 2 oceanic plates?
an earth quake happens when two plates meet
What does the collision of a continental plate and an oceanic plate produce?
when two plates collide they form trenches.
Collision of a continental and oceanic plate causes this in the plates?
compression
What happens when a plate gets subducted?
The colder, more dense plate is the one that subducts in a collision between two plates. In an oceanic to oceanic plate collision it is the older of the two plates that will subduct due to its higher density. In an oceanic to continental plate collision, it's the oceanic plate that will subduct because of its higher density.
What type of plates collided to form the Andes Mountains on the west coast of South America?
The Andes were a result of the collision of the Nazca Plate & the South American Plate.
Where does oceanic and continental plates meet?
In a head-on collision, the oceanic plate subducts into the mantle.
What are three types of convergent boundaries?
Converging (destructive) plate boundary: where two plates collide. Diverging (constructive) plate boundary: where two plates move away from each other. Transform plate boundary: where two plates move, or grind, past each other. Like the boundary in California.
What are types of convergents boundaries?
Converging (destructive) plate boundary: where two plates collide. Diverging (constructive) plate boundary: where two plates move away from each other. Transform plate boundary: where two plates move, or grind, past each other. Like the boundary in California.
What is oceanic oceanic collision?
The collision of two oceanic crusts causes the formation of an island arc as one is forced to move over the other.
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.
Name two types of tectonic plates?
The two types of tectonic plates are continental and oceanic.
