When a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it, this is known as subduction.
Continental Slope
It is called subduction and only occurs in oceanic to oceanic or oceanic to continental plate collisions.
Mid ocean ridges occur
This is referred to as a convergent plate boundary (oceanic-continental). The denser oceanic plate is forced underneath the lighter continental plate by a process called subduction.
When an ocean plate collides with a continental plate, a subduction zone occurs and forms a deep trench. An ocean plate is more dense while a continental plate is less dense which causes the ocean plate to go under the continental plate and pull the land and water down, forming a trench.
subduction
When an ocean plate collides with a continental plate, a subduction zone occurs and forms a deep trench. An ocean plate is more dense while a continental plate is less dense which causes the ocean plate to go under the continental plate and pull the land and water down, forming a trench.
When an ocean plate collides with a continental plate, a subduction zone occurs and forms a deep trench. An ocean plate is more dense while a continental plate is less dense which causes the ocean plate to go under the continental plate and pull the land and water down, forming a trench.
Convergent plate boundaries.
Tectonic plates.Tectonic plates are plates underneath Earth's surface that move very slowly. There are oceanic and continental plates. Of course, oceanic plates are plates under the ocean, and continental plates are plates underneath ground, or continents. Each of the plates carry the things above them, land or ocean. When two continental or oceanic plates collide, it causes a fold in Earth's surface, and an earthquake. Now, when a continental plate draws near and nearly collides with an oceanic plate, something called subduction occurs. Subduction is basically when the oceanic plate dips down below the continental plate, causing a trench.
Continental Slope
It is called subduction and only occurs in oceanic to oceanic or oceanic to continental plate collisions.
The most common convergent boundaries are subduction zones, where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another. This process typically occurs where an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate or another oceanic plate. The resulting subduction can lead to volcanic activity, earthquakes, and the formation of mountain ranges.
Subduction occurs and oceanic trench is formed.
This process is known as subduction and occurs at convergent plate boundaries because oceanic crust is denser than continental crust.
Subduction is a process that occurs when two oceanic plates pull apart
The oceanic plate subducts under the continental because it is denser. The Andes are being formed in this way and the Himalayas started that way also.