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What do you call a chain of volcanos that result from oceans colliding?
Oceans do not collide but oceanic crustal plates can collide, and when they do collide, island arcs are formed along the subduction zone.
When one plate causes another to descend into the mantle is?
A subduction zone, that includes a ocean trench. This is only possible if one of the plates are oceanic, because if two continental plates collide a mountain range is formed.
What is at a convergent boundary where two continental plates are presently colliding?
Both Plates are pushed upwards and rocks are folded and faulted to form mountain ranges. For Example this occurred in Europe when the Eurasian and African plates collided to form the Alps. And a Subduction zone is formed when a continental and Oceanic plates collide as the oceanic plate is forced downwards into the mantle.
What types of earthquake and volcano patterns are in a subduction zone?
Subduction zones usually refer to convergent tectonic plate boundaries. A convergent boundary indicates two plates that are moving together, or colliding. Oceanic plates that collide with other oceanic plates will create deep trenchs, such as the Marianas Trench, earthquakes, and/or volcanic islands. As oceanic plates collide with continental plates, the oceanic plate will always be subducted by the continental plate because oceanic plates are more dense. This type of collision yields a good deal of heat, resulting in volcanic mountains. Continental plates that collide with other continental plates will crumple on impact producing large mountain ranges, such as the Alps or Himalayas.
When plates collide what forms above the subduction zone?
mountais
What do you call a chain of volcanos that result from oceans colliding?
Oceans do not collide but oceanic crustal plates can collide, and when they do collide, island arcs are formed along the subduction zone.
What forms where two oceanic plates collide?
subduction zone
When one plate causes another to descend into the mantle is?
A subduction zone, that includes a ocean trench. This is only possible if one of the plates are oceanic, because if two continental plates collide a mountain range is formed.
What is at a convergent boundary where two continental plates are presently colliding?
Both Plates are pushed upwards and rocks are folded and faulted to form mountain ranges. For Example this occurred in Europe when the Eurasian and African plates collided to form the Alps. And a Subduction zone is formed when a continental and Oceanic plates collide as the oceanic plate is forced downwards into the mantle.
What is when two oceanic plates move apart and new crust is formed?
coenvergent zone
What kid of a zone is it where a continental place and an oceanic plate collide forcing the oceanic plate under?
A subduction zone
What happens when two plates carrying oceanic collide?
When two oceanic crusts collide, the older plate is forced under the younger one and is pulled under it, forming a subduction zone. This leads to the formation of chains of volcanic islands known as island arcs.
What is formed when ocean plates collide?
When tectonic plates collide and the direction of the forces is primarily perpendicular, the plates push up forming a mountain. The Himalayan Mountains are formed by the collision of two plates and are still growing. The summit of Mount Everest is, in fact, marine limestone.
What is a region where oceanic plates sink down into the asthenosphere?
Most notable is the so-called 'Ring of Fire', an area encircling the Pacific Ocean where oceanic crustal plates are subducting under continental plates and less dense oceanic plates.
What types of earthquake and volcano patterns are in a subduction zone?
Subduction zones usually refer to convergent tectonic plate boundaries. A convergent boundary indicates two plates that are moving together, or colliding. Oceanic plates that collide with other oceanic plates will create deep trenchs, such as the Marianas Trench, earthquakes, and/or volcanic islands. As oceanic plates collide with continental plates, the oceanic plate will always be subducted by the continental plate because oceanic plates are more dense. This type of collision yields a good deal of heat, resulting in volcanic mountains. Continental plates that collide with other continental plates will crumple on impact producing large mountain ranges, such as the Alps or Himalayas.
When plates collide what forms above the subduction zone?
mountais
What is a suduction zone?
A subduction zone is a convergent boundary where two tectonic plates collide.
