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The density of one tectonic plate is heavier than the other. The lighter plate 'floats on top of the heavier one, which is slowly forced down into the earth.
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What is it called when two plates slide one under the other?
It is known as subduction.
Is mount Cleveland a subduction zone?
Moun Cleveland formed as a result of a subduction zone, but is not a subduction zone in and of itself. A subduction zone is a feature that forms volcanoes, not a kind of volcano.
What does not happen near a subduction zone?
anything can happen at a subduction zone
Is subduction divergent?
Subduction is a process that takes place at convergent boundaries.
Was Mount Vesuvius formed by a hot spot or subduction?
it was formed by subduction
What is the process in which the ocean floor sinks into the mantle is called?
subduction is the answer.
What is the process of the ocean floor sinking beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle known as?
It is called subduction.
What is a synonym for subduction?
A synonym for subduction is decrease.
How do you spell subduction?
That is the correct spelling of "subduction."
What is the name of the process where ocean crust sinks back toward the mantle?
It is called subduction and only occurs in oceanic to oceanic or oceanic to continental plate collisions.
What is it called when two plates slide one under the other?
It is known as subduction.
Where can subduction volcanos be found?
the subduction volcano is found where
Which is required for an ocean trench to form?
Subduction.
Is mount Cleveland a subduction zone?
Moun Cleveland formed as a result of a subduction zone, but is not a subduction zone in and of itself. A subduction zone is a feature that forms volcanoes, not a kind of volcano.
The deepest earthquakes occur were?
In Subduction zones.
What does a continental margin have that an active margin does not?
Subduction. A subduction trench.
By which process is the earths crust returned to the mantle?
subduction
