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It's called a convergent plate boundary, and mountains can be formed (India crashing into Asia forming the Himalayas) or one plate can subduct (go under) the other plate, the overriding plate (goes over) causing trenches (Marianas trench) and can also cause hot spots making formations like Hawaii or the one under yellow stone national park.
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∙ 11y agoThe oceanic (ocean floor) plate gets subducted under the continental plate (land)and melts in the magma which is in the mantle, basically sh*t hits the fan
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∙ 13y agoThis type of tectonic movement is called a convergent boundary, and produces mountain ranges and earthquakes.
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∙ 12y agoEither one goes underneath the other, usually with land and oceanic plates, or they can go towards each other folding upwards making mountains. this is how the himalayas were made.
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∙ 12y agoAn earthquake
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Where do convergent plates move?
Convergent plates move toward one another
What do you think happens to earth's crust when plates move toward each other?
An earthquake happens
What happens when 2 oceanic plates and 2 continental plates move towards each other?
when 2 oceanic plates move toward(converge)each other they form a lain of VOLCANIC ISLAND ARC.when 2 continenatl plates move toward(converge)each other they form MOUNTAIN BUILDING.
What is a tectonic plate boundary?
The region where tectonic plates move toward, apart or horizontally past one another.
What happens in the mantle that makes the plates move?
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Where do convergent plates move?
Convergent plates move toward one another
What do you think happens to earth's crust when plates move toward each other?
An earthquake happens
Do convergent plates move away from each other?
they move against one another
What happens when 2 oceanic plates and 2 continental plates move towards each other?
when 2 oceanic plates move toward(converge)each other they form a lain of VOLCANIC ISLAND ARC.when 2 continenatl plates move toward(converge)each other they form MOUNTAIN BUILDING.
What happens when two plates tectonic move toward each other and smash together?
The Plates form a Subduction zone. (look it up)
What happens when two sodium atoms move toward one another?
no change
What is a tectonic plate boundary?
The region where tectonic plates move toward, apart or horizontally past one another.
What do plates do when an earthquake happens?
They move
What is formed when crustal plates move toward each other?
when tectonic plates move toward each othe forms
What happens when tectonic plates suddenly move?
An Earthquake happens.
What happens as earths mantle drags on the bottom of techtonic plates?
The plates move
What happens when two plates move apart from each other?
what happends when to plates move apart they make volcanos
