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How does one tectonic plate become denser than another?
the different climates and clouds can make another plate denser then another.
Which material is denser feather or iron plate?
Iron is much denser than a feather. Yet, a particular sample of feathers weighs more than a sample of iron.
When an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate which plate is subducted?
When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, the oceanic plate is always subducted. Oceanic plates are denser than continental plates, and they have a higher iron content. Since they are denser, oceanic plates always sink below the continental plate in the event of a collision.
Is the North American plate denser than the Eurasian plate?
Yes because Americans always have more food on their plate and that is why they are all so fat ;) lol
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
Which is denser the lithosphere or asthenosphere?
The asthenosphere is more dense than the lithosphere.
What is slabpull?
Slab Pull Force occurs when a denser oceanic plate is forced beneath a less dense continental plate or oceanic plate in a process called subduction. It's the force caused by suction of the cold dense lithosphere into the asthenosphere at destructive margins. Basically, because lithosphere is denser than asthenosphere, there is gravitational imbalance which is passed on to the crust. this causes the lithosphere to be sucked inwards at the oceanic trenches into deep asthenosphere.
How does one tectonic plate become denser than another?
the different climates and clouds can make another plate denser then another.
Is the Nazca Plate oceanic or continental?
The Oceanic plate denser than the continental plat because it contain magnesium,which is denser than aluminum found in continental plates.
What is ''slab-push structure?
It pushes hot magma up through the crust and makes volcanoes.
Which material is denser feather or iron plate?
Iron is much denser than a feather. Yet, a particular sample of feathers weighs more than a sample of iron.
When an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate which plate is subducted?
When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, the oceanic plate is always subducted. Oceanic plates are denser than continental plates, and they have a higher iron content. Since they are denser, oceanic plates always sink below the continental plate in the event of a collision.
How subsidence occur?
Subsidence occurs when one plate is denser than the plate it is moving into. It then slips under the less dense plate and melts into the mantle.
Why is oceanic plate denser than continental plate?
Oceanic plates are primarily made up of basaltic rock while continental plates are primarily made of granitic rock. Basalt is denser than granite which allows oceanic plates to subduct beneath continental plates.
Is the North American plate denser than the Eurasian plate?
Yes because Americans always have more food on their plate and that is why they are all so fat ;) lol
Why is Density important to plate tectonics?
It plays a number of roles. First, the tectonic plates essentially float on the asthenosphere because they are less dense. Second, since oceanic crust is denser than continental crust, it can subduct into the mantle while continental crust cannot. Plate tectonics is driven in part by mantle convection, which results from variations in density due to temperature differences.
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
