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A few things can happen when plates collide. The most well known is a phenomenon called subduction where a denser plate is pushed underneath another where it melts and is destroyed in the hot mantle. Another phenomenon is called mountain building where neither plate is pushed under the other but they are merged together in a series of broken sheets and folded into mountains.
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When two plates collide or crash into each other it is called a what boundary?
convergent boundary
What will happen if two plates crashed into each other?
If two plates crashed into each other two possible things can happen: 1 The plates bump into each other and can cause an earthquake. 2 The plates crash, then they go upwards to form a mountain or a volcano. ~Doraexplorer
What happens when two plates pull away from each other in opposite directions?
When any fault occurs or tectonic plates pull away from each other under the ground. An earthquake happens.
What happens when plates collide but no subduction occurs?
they hug each other
What do you think happens to earth's crust when plates move toward each other?
An earthquake happens
What happens during this type of plate movement?
when the plates crash each other the earthquake happens
What happens when two continental plates crash into each other?
When two continental plates crash into each other, they crumple and fold. The crust is forced up, and mountains form, and earthquakes happen.
Do earthquakes only happen where plates converge?
no, earthquakes mainly happen when two plates crash each other or one plates goes under the other.
When two plates collide or crash into each other it is called a what boundary?
convergent boundary
What will happen if two plates crashed into each other?
If two plates crashed into each other two possible things can happen: 1 The plates bump into each other and can cause an earthquake. 2 The plates crash, then they go upwards to form a mountain or a volcano. ~Doraexplorer
What causes volcanic activity in the middle of a lithosphere plate?
the plates crash over each other.
Why are there earthquakes?
The tectonic plates below the earth surface crash into each other forming a earthquake.
What happens when two continental plates slide past each other?
Transform faults are caused by plates sliding past each other.
What happens when plates meet each other?
They form mountains.
What happens to plates when they slide underneath each other?
earthquake.
What happens when plates collide into each other?
It creates mountians
What happens when plates slip past each other at transform boundaries?
When plates rub against each other in any direction, it causes an earthquake.
