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What occurs when dense oceanic plates collide with a continental plate?
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∙ 11y ago
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.
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When does subduction occur?
Subduction is a process that occurs when two oceanic plates pull apart
Why do oceanic plates dive underneath continental plates when they collide?
this is because the oceanic plate is much denser than the continental plate so when they collide the oceanic plate will sink easily
Why do oceanic plates move under continental plates when the two collide?
Oceanic plates move under continental plates when they converge together because the oceanic plate is more denser than the continental plate.
When ocean plates collide with continental plates the denser oceanic plate?
sinks
When oceanic plates collide with continental plates the oceanic plate goes under the continental plate because?
The oceanic plate subduct under the continental because oceanic is made from basalt(rock) which is denser than andesite and granite(continental)
When does subduction occur?
Subduction is a process that occurs when two oceanic plates pull apart
Why do oceanic plates dive underneath continental plates when they collide?
this is because the oceanic plate is much denser than the continental plate so when they collide the oceanic plate will sink easily
Why do oceanic plates move under continental plates when the two collide?
Oceanic plates move under continental plates when they converge together because the oceanic plate is more denser than the continental plate.
When ocean plates collide with continental plates the denser oceanic plate?
sinks
When continental plates collide what happens to the oceanic crust between them?
When the continental plates collide the oceainc cust gets stuck and eventually evaporates
What is a oceanic continental convergent?
These are zones/areas where two lithospheric plates, involving an oceanic and a continental plate collide.
What occurs when dense oceanic plates collide with continental plate?
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.
What occurs when sea plates collide with continental plates?
subduction
When oceanic plates collide with continental plates the oceanic plate goes under the continental plate because?
The oceanic plate subduct under the continental because oceanic is made from basalt(rock) which is denser than andesite and granite(continental)
When two oceanic plates collide it creates?
when two oceanic plates collide they create a deep-ocean trench, at deep-ocean trenches subduction occurs.
What happens when oceanic and continental plates collide?
At this type of convergent boundary the oceanic plate will be subducted, or sink into the mantle underneath the continental plate. Volcanoes often form near these boundaries.
What is a oceanic boundary?
These are zones/areas where two lithospheric plates, involving an oceanic and a continental plate collide.
