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sub is a prefix that means to go under. therefore subduct means one plate goes under the edge of another. so it would probably be a valley.
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What is Oceanic convergence?
oceanic convergence is when two oceanic plates subduct beneath one another.
Is oceanic oceanic convergence?
oceanic convergence is when two oceanic plates subduct beneath one another.
How does density affect how plates interact?
Density plays a key role in convergent boundaries. When two plates collide at a convergent plate boundary, it is the denser plate that will subduct.
Why does the oceanic plate subduct and the continent doesn't?
water puts the Oceanic plates under much more pressure than the air above Continental plates
Are subducting plate boundaries the same as convergent plate boundaries?
A subduction zone can be a result of a convergent plate boundary, but the terms are not synonymous. If the two convergent plates are continental, neither of them will subduct.
What is Oceanic convergence?
oceanic convergence is when two oceanic plates subduct beneath one another.
What oceanic convergence?
oceanic convergence is when two oceanic plates subduct beneath one another.
Is oceanic oceanic convergence?
oceanic convergence is when two oceanic plates subduct beneath one another.
How does density affect how plates interact?
Density plays a key role in convergent boundaries. When two plates collide at a convergent plate boundary, it is the denser plate that will subduct.
Why do some plates subduct under others?
Some plates subduct under others mainly due to difference in their densities. Relatively lighter plate tends to be more buoyant than heavier ones, so in such situations when two such plates meet, the lighter one rises while the denser plate is been subducted.
When young and old oceanic plates collide why does the old plate subduct?
The old plate subduct because it is denser thatn the young plate.
What does The collision of two oceanic plates?
when two plates collide they form trenches.
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.
How deep trenches are formed?
Deep-ocean trenches are formed where seafloor tectonic plates subduct under continental plates.
Are subducting plate and oceanic plate the same?
No. While only oceanic crust can subduct it is not always subducting. When two oceanic plates converge, only one of them subducts.
How volcanoes on land form?
Volcanoes on land form from convergent boundaries subducting. Basically two plates meet together and the older of the two plates will subduct underneath forming an oceanic trench. The material underneath these plates melts lower the density of rock allowing it to rise to the surface forming volcanic pileup.
Why does the oceanic plate subduct and the continent doesn't?
water puts the Oceanic plates under much more pressure than the air above Continental plates
