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What mountain range has an oceanic plate and continental plate colliding?
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∙ 7y ago
Fold mountains.
Gonzalo Abernathy
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∙ 13y agoThe oceanic plate subducts under the continental because it is denser. The Andes are being formed in this way and the Himalayas started that way also.
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∙ 12y agoThe plates collide to form a volcanic mountain because the oceanic plate will subduct under the continiental plate and melt. Or, the colliding plates may form a trench.
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∙ 6y agoFold mountains.
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∙ 12y agosubduction mountain
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∙ 13y agoAndean
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Which type of mountain form because of an oceanic plate and a continental plate colliding?
Fold mountains.
Are an oceanic plate colliding with a continental plate to form the sierra Nevada mountain range?
An oceanic plate colliding with a continental plate formed the Sierra Nevada. That collision is no longer happening, though, as that oceanic plate. the Farallon Plate, is mostly gone, with remnants to the north and south.
The process of an oceanic plate colliding with descending underneath a continental plate?
The answer is subduction.
What plate always subducts?
The heavier/denser oceanic plate subducts the lighter, less - dense continental plate.
What mountain range was formed as a result of 2 continents colliding?
When oceanic plates collide with continental plates, The oceanic plate goes under the Continental plate, creating friction deep in the earth, where the plates are rubbing against each other, creating magma, which rises to the surface and creates volcanic mountain ranges. The Andes mountain range is an example. I don't know if this will help you at all.
What type of mountain form because of an oceanic plate and a continental plate colliding?
Andean
Which type of mountain form because of an oceanic plate and a continental plate colliding?
Fold mountains.
Are an oceanic plate colliding with a continental plate to form the sierra Nevada mountain range?
An oceanic plate colliding with a continental plate formed the Sierra Nevada. That collision is no longer happening, though, as that oceanic plate. the Farallon Plate, is mostly gone, with remnants to the north and south.
What happens at a convergent plate boundary between an oceanic and continental plate?
The oceanic plate usually subsides after colliding with a continental plate.
Convergent boundaries can be divided into 3 categories what are these categories and what geological feature are created by each?
The categories are a continental and a continental plate colliding, continental and oceanic plates colliding, and oceanic and oceanic plates colliding. The two continental plates form mountains. The continental and oceanic plated colliding cause subduction zones and volcanoes. Oceanic and oceanic plates colliding form a trench.
The process of an oceanic plate colliding with descending underneath a continental plate?
The answer is subduction.
What is an example of oceanic-continental convergence?
Andes, convergence between South American Plate and Pacific Plate
The process of an oceanic plate colliding with and decending underneath a continental plate?
This is known as subduction.
What kind of mountains are the Rockies?
They are fold mountains as it is a mountain range. It is caused by either 2 continental plates or an oceanic and a continental plate colliding into each other.
Match the mountain range with its formation.?
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How do earthquakes create mountain ranges?
Appalachian- two continents colliding North American Cordillera- terrane accretion Aleutian- oceanic convergence Andes- an oceanic plate and continental plate colliding
Explain how a mountain range can be formed by an oceanic plate and a continental plate?
A mountain range can be formed by the collision of an oceanic plate and a continental plate. This creates a subduction zone which eventually leads to the formation of a range of mountains.
