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When an oceanic plate digs into earths hot interior what occurs?
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∙ 12y ago
When an oceanic plate subducts below another continental or oceanic plate, the cold, wet, dense rock and sediments slowly dive into the asthenosphere, where, due to the volume of water contained in the subducting plate, the melting point of the subducting plate is lower than the surrounding rock. Volcanoes may result from the rising of molten material created by the subduction.
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When an oceanic plate subducts below another continental or oceanic plate, the cold, wet, dense rock and sediments slowly dive into the asthenosphere, where, due to the volume of water contained in the subducting plate, the melting point of the subducting plate is lower than the surrounding rock. Volcanoes may result from the rising of molten material created by the subduction.
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∙ 14y agoWhen an oceanic plate subducts below another continental or oceanic plate, the cold, wet, dense rock and sediments slowly dive into the asthenosphere, where, due to the volume of water contained in the subducting plate, the melting point of the subducting plate is lower than the surrounding rock. Volcanoes may result from the rising of molten material created by the subduction.
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∙ 12y agoan volcano is formed
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What occurs when a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it?
When a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it, this is known as subduction.
What happens when an oceanic plate digs into earths hot interior?
an volcano is formed
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.
Is the Pacific plate and oceanic plate or continental plate?
It is oceanic
What geological process occurs at a oceanic continental plate boundary?
Mid ocean ridges occur
What happens when an oceanic plate digs into earths interior?
Tsunami
What occurs when a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it?
When a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it, this is known as subduction.
What occurs when a contenintal and oceanic plate collide?
A tsunami occurs
When does subduction occur?
Subduction is a process that occurs when two oceanic plates pull apart
What happens when an oceanic plate moves under a continental plate?
Subduction occurs and oceanic trench is formed.
What occurs when a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakesit?
subduction
What happens when an oceanic plate digs into earths hot interior?
an volcano is formed
Is there any place on earth where materiel from the surface moves into earths interior and some of it melts?
Yes. Such areas are called subduction zones. They develop where two tectonic plates converge and at least one plate is made of oceanic crust. The denser oceanic plate sinks into the mantle.
Where can you find minerals other than earths crust?
the oceanic plate
What are happening to the earths plates in Japan Trench?
The pacific oceanic plate is sinking beneath conential plate
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.
Most intraplate volcanic activity occurs where?
Oceanic plate diverge
