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What is wrong in this sentence rock melts at calderas and then is forced towards the crust as magma?
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∙ 9y ago
Rock does not melt in calderas. It melts in the upper mantle.
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When rock melts at calderas and then is forced toward the crust as what?
magma i believe
What is a sentence for crust?
The crust is the outermost layer of the earth
What happens when a oceanic and continental plate move towards each other?
It is called a destructive plate boundry...one type of crust is oceanic and the other is continental. when they meet the oceanic crust gets pushed down as it is heavier. the friction caused when it sinks creates huge earthquakes and the crust re-melts and gets forced upwards due to pressure to form a volcano.
When magma is forced into fissures in the crust and cools under the surface of the Earth it is called?
Intrusive
What happens when heavier oceanic crust converges with lighter crust at a deep ocean trench?
The heavier (usually older and cooler hence more dense) oceanic crust normally subducts (is forced under) the younger less dense crust.
When rock melts at calderas and then is forced toward the crust as what?
magma i believe
What is the area between the mantle and core where hot rocks forced into the crust?
area between the mantle and the core where hot rock is forced into the crust
What is the place where the oceanic crust is forced under the continental crust?
This is called a subduction zone.
What is a sentence for crust?
The crust is the outermost layer of the earth
What is an example sentence for core?
a sentence for crust
Why is oceanic crust always subducted underneath the continental crust?
Oceanic crust subducts under continental crust because it is denser. Continental crust's density is too low for it to be forced into the mantle.
A sentence for crust?
I ate all the pizza including(except) the crust.
Does subduction create or destroy oceanic crust?
In a subduction zone the crust is forced inot the mantle where it is eventually melted and destroyed
What is sentence for crust?
Earth's crust constitutes only a little portion of its entire volume.He doesn't eat pizza crust.
What happens when a oceanic and continental plate move towards each other?
It is called a destructive plate boundry...one type of crust is oceanic and the other is continental. when they meet the oceanic crust gets pushed down as it is heavier. the friction caused when it sinks creates huge earthquakes and the crust re-melts and gets forced upwards due to pressure to form a volcano.
What happens when a plate carrying ocean crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust?
The contiental cdrust is forced under the continental crust in a process called subduction.
What happen when a plate carrying oceanic crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust?
The contiental cdrust is forced under the continental crust in a process called subduction.
