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What would be the result of a collision between continental plates in which one plate is forced down toward the heat of the mantle?
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Why does oceanic lithosphere sub duct while continental lithosphere does not?
Oceanic lithosphere is dense enough to be forced down into the mantle. Continental lithosphere is not.
What happens in a continental to oceanic plate collision?
The oceanic plate is forced below the continental, It sinks into the mantle. An oceanic trench is formed where it descnds. The plate melts as it sinks, due in part to friction between the plates. This produces earthquakes and volcanos, and as the magma tends to contain lots of volotiles, the volcanos are explosive.
What does the phrase 'the less buoyant plate is subducted' mean?
This means that the cooler, heavier oceanic plate at an oceanic to oceanic convergent boundary is forced into the mantle - under the hotter, lighter oceanic plate. OR At oceanic to continental boundary the heavier oceanic plate is forced into the mantle under the lighter continental plate.
Collisions between Earth's plats push rock down toward the heat of Earth's?
Plates* but I know you just made a mistake... anyway I found the answer in my science book from school.I believe it is in the mantle because this is what it said:The collision of continental plates produces faults, folds, and uplift of the crust. Eventually, the collision could push up a mountain range. Then, erosion begins. The mountains eventually are worn away, leading to the formation of sedimentary rock.A collision between continental plates can also push rocks down deep into the mantle. There, heat and pressure could change the rocks to metamorphic rock. And so the rock cycle continues, for hundreds of millions of years.(Btw i bolded the mantle part, not the book)
What is the zones places where the seafloor is forced under continents to drift?
Subduction zones are where the seafloor is forced under continental plates.
Where does oceanic and continental plates meet?
In a head-on collision, the oceanic plate subducts into the mantle.
How were the Andes in South America formed?
The Andes are formed by the collision of the Nazca Plate (oceanic) and the South American Plate (continental). The collision causes the continental crust to buckle and form fold mountains which are then peppered with volcanoes caused by melting of the Nazca plate as it is forced down into the Earth's mantle.
What is the area between the mantle and core where hot rocks forced into the crust?
area between the mantle and the core where hot rock is forced into the crust
What happens in a continental to oceanic plate collision?
The oceanic plate is forced below the continental, It sinks into the mantle. An oceanic trench is formed where it descnds. The plate melts as it sinks, due in part to friction between the plates. This produces earthquakes and volcanos, and as the magma tends to contain lots of volotiles, the volcanos are explosive.
Why does oceanic lithosphere sub duct while continental lithosphere does not?
Oceanic lithosphere is dense enough to be forced down into the mantle. Continental lithosphere is not.
What would happen if the continental crust and the oceanic crust went into each other?
In a convergent plate collision between continental and oceanic plates, the more dense oceanic plate would subduct, or move underneath, the less dense continental plate, eventually melting into the mantle at the leading edge.
What does the phrase 'the less buoyant plate is subducted' mean?
This means that the cooler, heavier oceanic plate at an oceanic to oceanic convergent boundary is forced into the mantle - under the hotter, lighter oceanic plate. OR At oceanic to continental boundary the heavier oceanic plate is forced into the mantle under the lighter continental plate.
Why is oceanic crust always subducted underneath the continental crust?
Oceanic crust subducts under continental crust because it is denser. Continental crust's density is too low for it to be forced into the mantle.
What is the difference between subduction zone and collision zone destrutive plate margin?
A subduction zone and a collision zone are the same place, a collision just happens earlier, when the crusts of the two plates are interacting. Later, when the crust of one plate is being forced under the crust of another plate into the mantle, it becomes a subduction zone.
Collisions between Earth's plats push rock down toward the heat of Earth's?
Plates* but I know you just made a mistake... anyway I found the answer in my science book from school.I believe it is in the mantle because this is what it said:The collision of continental plates produces faults, folds, and uplift of the crust. Eventually, the collision could push up a mountain range. Then, erosion begins. The mountains eventually are worn away, leading to the formation of sedimentary rock.A collision between continental plates can also push rocks down deep into the mantle. There, heat and pressure could change the rocks to metamorphic rock. And so the rock cycle continues, for hundreds of millions of years.(Btw i bolded the mantle part, not the book)
What is the zones places where the seafloor is forced under continents to drift?
Subduction zones are where the seafloor is forced under continental plates.
What type of structure has formed where the Jaun de Fuca plate is subducting beneath the North American plate?
The Nazca Plate and the South American Plate are colliding. Because oceanic plates like the Nazca are more dense than continental plates, they are forced below the continental plate and subduct, or flow downward into the mantle at varying degrees of descent from the area of collision!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
