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What takes place when one plate is forced down into the mantle beneath another plate?
Subduction! :)
What does the phrase 'the less buoyant plate is subducted' mean?
This means that the cooler, heavier oceanic plate at an oceanic to oceanic convergent boundary is forced into the mantle - under the hotter, lighter oceanic plate. OR At oceanic to continental boundary the heavier oceanic plate is forced into the mantle under the lighter continental plate.
What happens during sudbuction?
During subduction, one tectonic plate is forced beneath another plate into the Earth's mantle. This typically occurs at convergent plate boundaries where two plates collide. As the subducting plate sinks into the mantle, it can cause various geological phenomena such as earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the formation of mountain ranges.
What is the motion of plates in a subduction zone?
In a subduction zone, the dense, cold oceanic plate collides with the lighter, warmer continental plate and is forced down underneath it into the mantle. The motion is downwards and the force is called "slab pull".
The parts of convection current in the mantle are related to plate motions?
Waves is the part of convection current. This is the mantle and is related to plate motions.
What takes place when one plate is forced down into the mantle beneath another plate?
Subduction! :)
What does the phrase 'the less buoyant plate is subducted' mean?
This means that the cooler, heavier oceanic plate at an oceanic to oceanic convergent boundary is forced into the mantle - under the hotter, lighter oceanic plate. OR At oceanic to continental boundary the heavier oceanic plate is forced into the mantle under the lighter continental plate.
When does a part of oceanic plate sink into the mantle?
Usually when it meets another tectonic plate at a convergent plate boundary. If the oceanic plate converges with a continental plate the denser oceanic plate will be forced under the continental plate. If it converges with another oceanic plate the older (and therefore cooler and denser) plate will be forced under the younger plate.
What actually occurs at a convergent boundary?
Subduction occurs, as one plate collides with another, the harder plate may force the other plate downwards and into the mantle. For example, when the Indian Plate collided with the Asian Plate, the harder Asian Plate forced the Indian into subduction. This forced the Asian Plate to be raised and the Himalayas were the result.
How was Challenger Deep formed?
The challenger deep was formed when the Philippine plate and the pacific plate had a collision forced the heavier pacific plate down toward the mantle, and the edge of the Philippine plate was dragged down creating a steep walled trench.
How was the Challenger Deep formed?
The challenger deep was formed when the Philippine plate and the pacific plate had a collision forced the heavier pacific plate down toward the mantle, and the edge of the Philippine plate was dragged down creating a steep walled trench.
What is the name of the place where two place collide and one goes over the top?
The subduction zone is where one plate is forced downwards into the mantle.
Where is the oceanic crust sinking into mantle?
Usually when it meets another tectonic plate at a convergent plate boundary. If the oceanic plate converges with a continental plate the denser oceanic plate will be forced under the continental plate. If it converges with another oceanic plate the older (and therefore cooler and denser) plate will be forced under the younger plate.
What happens at a conservative plat boundary?
I assume you meant a tectonic plate boundary? When a weaker plate collides with a stronger plate, the weaker plate may be subducted, (forced downwards) and into the mantle. When the Indian Plate collided with the European Plate, the Indian Plate was subducted beneath the European Plate, which raised the European plate and caused the formation of the Himalayas Mountain Range.
What is slab resistance?
as the subducting plate skins into the mantle, friction between the mantle and lithosphere will oppose plate motion.
What happens during sudbuction?
During subduction, one tectonic plate is forced beneath another plate into the Earth's mantle. This typically occurs at convergent plate boundaries where two plates collide. As the subducting plate sinks into the mantle, it can cause various geological phenomena such as earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the formation of mountain ranges.
What causes the continent's drift?
Tectonic Plates are floating on the semi-molten mantle. As there is movement beneath the crust, so the plates slowly move. The Indian plate crashing into the Asian plate, and being forced beneath the Asian plate, resulted in the formation of the Himalayas.
