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The colliding plate edges become crumpled to form a mountain range.
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∙ 12y agowhen two plates converge they create a thing called subduction. subduction occurs on the smaller and more dense of the two plates like oceanic crust. once this collides with continental crust the oceanic crust slides under the other
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∙ 15y agoSubduction occurs when an oceanic and continental plate converge. The oceanic plate subducts because it is much more dense than the underlying lithosphere. The age of the oceanic plate determines the angle at which it subducts. Older, more rigid plates will subduct at nearly 90 degress, where as the younger, warmer, more malleable plates will subduct at much lower angles. This subduction process at convergent boundaries is the scientifically accepted reasoning for the destruction of the ocean basin.
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∙ 13y agoIt could form Volcanoes if both plates are Oceanic. If both plates are continental they would form mountains. If there is one of each they form both.
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∙ 14y agothe older more denser plate would subduct .
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∙ 12y agoThe Nazca Plate and the South American Plate have a subduction zone. The collision of these two plates created the Andes Mountains on the Western coast of South America.
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∙ 11y agoNew volcanoes are formed and the grinding of plates creates earthquakes.
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∙ 12y agoMountains, Vocanoes, Valleys..
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What is the plate tectonic boundary type when the plate moves toward each other?
It is called a convergent boundary and can often result in a chain of mountains. When two plates converge, it is common for the denser plate to sink underneath the other. This process is called subduction.
What can result from the action of plates at a converging boundary?
moderate earthquakes, volcanoes, formation of mountains and subduction zones
Convergent boundary with no subduction?
A convergent boundary with no subduction is a continental-continental boundary. Because oceanic crust is denser than continental crust, it is always the subducting plate in a oceanic-continental boundary. In an oceanic-oceanic boundary, one of the plates will subduct, depending on several factors. Continental plates are thicker and less dense than oceanic plates, and when they converge, they push up the area where the plates meet, forming mountain ranges (note that this is not the only, or even the predominant, method of mountain formation). The Himalayas are being formed as a result of a continental-continental boundary.
Is Cleveland volcano a result of subduction?
Yes. All the Aleutian volcanoes are the result of subduction.
Did japan form as a result of subduction or a hot spot?
Japan formed as a result of a subduction zone.
Mountain formation can result when what occurs?
When subduction occurs at points of plates collision.
What is the plate tectonic boundary type when the plate moves toward each other?
It is called a convergent boundary and can often result in a chain of mountains. When two plates converge, it is common for the denser plate to sink underneath the other. This process is called subduction.
What can result from the action of plates at a converging boundary?
moderate earthquakes, volcanoes, formation of mountains and subduction zones
How a subduction zone forms?
When two plates move together (at least one must be oceanic crust), one will sink beneath the other. The result is that a subduction zone forms between the two plates at the location where they meet.
Ocean convergence produces what?
Ocean convergence with continental plates result in subduction zone. Oceanic with oceanic plates convergence forms volcanic mountain.
Convergent boundary with no subduction?
A convergent boundary with no subduction is a continental-continental boundary. Because oceanic crust is denser than continental crust, it is always the subducting plate in a oceanic-continental boundary. In an oceanic-oceanic boundary, one of the plates will subduct, depending on several factors. Continental plates are thicker and less dense than oceanic plates, and when they converge, they push up the area where the plates meet, forming mountain ranges (note that this is not the only, or even the predominant, method of mountain formation). The Himalayas are being formed as a result of a continental-continental boundary.
A divergent boundary at two continental plates can result in a?
subduction zone <<< THIS IS WRONG #novanet user
What plates are causing colima volcano to form?
It is the result of the Cocos Plate subduction under the North American Plate.
What process is the result of a divergent plate boundary?
is formed at a divergent plate boundary
Zones or places where the seafloor is forced under continental plates?
Subduction of oceanic plates under continental plates occurs at convergent plate boundaries, where the plates are moving toward each other. When an oceanic plate meets a continental plate, it is usually the one subducted, due to its greater density. The Pacific "Ring of Fire", particularly east to south east Asia and the west coast of South America, is the result of oceanic plate subduction, and hence there is a high number of earthquakes and volcanism in the area.
What are two activities that take place at a destructive plate margin?
One tectonic plate may be pushed downward by the other (subduction), the plates under the ocean may separate (diverge) and allow the formation of an oceanic trench, or the plates may push upward together (converge) and create a ridge. Any of these geological processes may result in the formation nearby of volcanoes or cause earthquakes to occur.
Is Cleveland volcano a result of subduction?
Yes. All the Aleutian volcanoes are the result of subduction.
