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Why is the oceanic plate subducted when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?
The Oceanic plate is subducted under the Continental plate because oceanic crust is much more dense than continental crust. The average density of the oceanic crust is 3g/cm^3 while the average density of continental crust is 2.7g/cm^3.
What Type of plate boundary exists between Indian and Asia?
A Collision plate boundary, where two continental plates that are the same in density and thickness, push against each other forming fold mountains and crumble zones. This causes Earthquakes from the pressure and stress but not volcanoes.
Which type of plate is thicker continental or oceanic?
Continental plate.
Peru-Chile Trench and Andes Mountains?
Subduction of nazca plate beneath TE south American plate since nazca plate is an oceanic plate, which means it is more dense than the south American plate, which is continental. Oceanic plates have 3.0g/cm^3 of density. Continental have 2.8g/cm^3 of density. Denser plate always sinks beneath less dense plates :)
When a continental plate and an oceanic plate collide why does the oceanic plate sink below the continental plate?
It's because the oceanic plate is more dense than the continental plate.
Why is the oceanic plate subducted when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?
The Oceanic plate is subducted under the Continental plate because oceanic crust is much more dense than continental crust. The average density of the oceanic crust is 3g/cm^3 while the average density of continental crust is 2.7g/cm^3.
What is a continental crust?
the continental crust is the plate crust formed under the continent (less density) as opposed to oceanic crustformed under the ocean(higher density)
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 plate boundary exists between Indian and Asia?
A Collision plate boundary, where two continental plates that are the same in density and thickness, push against each other forming fold mountains and crumble zones. This causes Earthquakes from the pressure and stress but not volcanoes.
At a convergent plate boundary between a continental and an oceanic plate which plate will be subdued down into the mantle?
The oceanic plate will be subdued down into the mantle because it is denser. Or has more density*smiles* Hope I helped.
Which type of plate is thicker continental or oceanic?
Continental plate.
What is a Earth crust?
the continental crust is the plate crust formed under the continent (less density) as opposed to oceanic crustformed under the ocean(higher density)
Peru-Chile Trench and Andes Mountains?
Subduction of nazca plate beneath TE south American plate since nazca plate is an oceanic plate, which means it is more dense than the south American plate, which is continental. Oceanic plates have 3.0g/cm^3 of density. Continental have 2.8g/cm^3 of density. Denser plate always sinks beneath less dense plates :)
Is the Pacific plate and oceanic plate or continental plate?
It is oceanic
The thickest plate oceanic or continental?
Continental plate.
When oceanic and continental crust collide at a subduction zone one plate is forced under the other The angle at which the subducting plate descends is due to what factors?
density and age of the plate being subducted
When a continental plate and an oceanic plate collide why does the oceanic plate sink below the continental plate?
It's because the oceanic plate is more dense than the continental plate.
