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What is the difference between a convergent boundary between an oceanic plate and a continental plate and a convergent boundary between two continental plates?
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- A convergent boundary between two continental plates causes both plates to crumple to form fold mountains e.g. the Himalayas
- A convergent boundary between a continental and an oceanic causes one to rise above the other. Granite is less dense than basalt, so the continental plate rises above the oceanic plate. This also forms mountains, like the Andes.
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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 what type of boundary did the 1960 Chilean earthquake occur?
At a convergent boundary between oceanic and continental crust where subduction is occurring.
What is the difference between an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary and a oceanic-continental convergent boundary?
Oceanice oceanic has a trench, which is usually the deepest part of the ocean. It also has a volcanic island. That is how Islands are found in the center of oceans. oceanic convergent has similar features but do not have islands but instead volcanic arc on the continents.
What is the difference between the mantle and a convergent plate boundary?
The mantle is below the plates.
The boundary formed between 2 plates that are colliding?
a mountain forms
What plate boundary is in the Himalayan mountains?
The Himalayas are found at a convergent plate boundary also known as a subduction zone where one plate slips under the other driving the land mass up.
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.
What is the difference between a convergent plate boundary and a destructive plate boundary?
there the same
What is the difference between convergent boundary and convergent plate boundary?
Convergent means where plates are moving together. Divergent means where plates are moving apart.
What creates an ocean trench?
A convergent boundary between a continental plate and an oceanic plate
At what type of boundary did the 1960 Chilean earthquake occur?
At a convergent boundary between oceanic and continental crust where subduction is occurring.
What is the difference between an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary and a oceanic-continental convergent boundary?
Oceanice oceanic has a trench, which is usually the deepest part of the ocean. It also has a volcanic island. That is how Islands are found in the center of oceans. oceanic convergent has similar features but do not have islands but instead volcanic arc on the continents.
What type of fault exists between the North American and Pacific Plate?
The North American and Pacific Plate boundary is an example of a convergent plate boundary, specifically an oceanic to continental convergent plate boundary.
What happens at a convergent plate boundary between an oceanic and continental plate?
The oceanic plate usually subsides after colliding with a continental plate.
What is the difference between the mantle and a convergent plate boundary?
The mantle is below the plates.
The boundary formed between 2 plates that are colliding?
a mountain forms
What is a specific geographic example of a feature formed at a convergent boundary between two continental plates?
The Himalayan mountains.
