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What happens when a tectonic plate carrying oceanic crust collides with a tectonic plate carrying continental crust?
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If the plates are moving at each other from directly opposite directions, the denser oceanic crust will subduct, or slide under the less dense continental crust, eventually melting back into the mantle. The hot gasses and pressure created by the melting process will seek release in the form of a volcano! :D
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What happens when the contential crust collides with the same crust?
When continental crust collides with the same crust it creates an earthquake, or sometime it can cause a volcano to explode. Including oceanic crust.
What happens when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate and sinks?
When the oceanic plate sinks it is absorbed back into the magma.
What happens when a tectonic plate carring a terrane subducts under a plate made of continental crust?
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What happens when two tectonic plates rub back and forth?
an earthquake happens
What are the conditions that cause a volcanic eruption?
There needs to be a lot of pressure in the magma
What happens when a plate carrying ocean crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust?
The contiental cdrust is forced under the continental crust in a process called subduction.
What happens when a plate Carrying oceanic crust collides with a plate carrying continental crusts?
The contiental cdrust is forced under the continental crust in a process called subduction.
What happens when a plate carrying oceanic oceanic crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust?
The contiental cdrust is forced under the continental crust in a process called subduction.
What happens when a heavier oceanic crust collides with a continental crust?
Trench
What happens when a plate carrying crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust?
When the Indian plate collided with the harder Asian plate, the Indian plate went underneath, eventually causing an up-thrust that raised the Himalayas.
What happens when the contential crust collides with the same crust?
When continental crust collides with the same crust it creates an earthquake, or sometime it can cause a volcano to explode. Including oceanic crust.
What happens when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate and sinks?
When the oceanic plate sinks it is absorbed back into the magma.
What happens when a plate made of oceanic crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust?
The contiental cdrust is forced under the continental crust in a process called subduction.
When the ocean floor collides with a crustal plate what happens?
it subducts underneath the crustal plate
What happens when a plate carrying oceanic crust collided with a plate carrying continental?
The contiental cdrust is forced under the continental crust in a process called subduction.
What happens when a plate of oceanic crust collides with a plate of the continental crust and why does this happen?
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.
What happens when continental crust collides continental crust?
A mountain gets made
