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This is referred to as a convergent plate boundary (oceanic-continental). The denser oceanic plate is forced underneath the lighter continental plate by a process called subduction.
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Which is an example of a terrane?
oceanic crust and continental crust collide, with the continental crust subducting under the oceanic
What is continental and oceanic crust?
The continental crust is the land. The oceanic is under the ocean.
What are the two layers of the continental crust called?
The 2 layers of the continental crust are oceanic crust and the land crust
Where does the oceanic crust begin?
The continental shelf is normally made out of continental crust, the oceanic crust begins at the base of the continental rise. However in most places the oceanic crust near the continental margins is covered by continental sediments (eroded form the continents) carried down onto the Oceanic planes by deep sea canyons running off the continental rises.
The boundary between continental crust and oceanic crust occurs at the base of the?
Continental Slope
Which is an example of a terrane?
oceanic crust and continental crust collide, with the continental crust subducting under the oceanic
When continental crust and oceanic crust collide which one will subduct?
i have no idea i think continental
What is continental and oceanic crust?
The continental crust is the land. The oceanic is under the ocean.
What does continental oceanic collison mean?
is means under the oceanic crust the tectonicplate collide
What is meant by continental crust and oceanic crust?
They are two different types of crust. Continental crust is heavier than Oceanic crust, so when the two collide, the Continental crust 'subducts' under the Oceanic Crust. 'Crust' referring to the tectonic plates, the surface of the Earth we stand on.
What are the two layers of the continental crust called?
The 2 layers of the continental crust are oceanic crust and the land crust
What happens when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?
when oceanic crust and continental crust collide, the oceanic crust sinks down beneath the continental crust. this is called subduction.
Where does the oceanic crust begin?
The continental shelf is normally made out of continental crust, the oceanic crust begins at the base of the continental rise. However in most places the oceanic crust near the continental margins is covered by continental sediments (eroded form the continents) carried down onto the Oceanic planes by deep sea canyons running off the continental rises.
What happens when an oceanic and an oceanic plate collide?
since the oceanic crus is thinner than the Continental crust the oceanic crust get submerged and gets destroyed while the continental crust covers the submerged part as being taken over by continental crust....//\@Rtz Z@r...
The boundary between continental crust and oceanic crust occurs at the base of the?
Continental Slope
What is the difference between continentalcrust and the oceanic?
Continental crust is thicker and less dense while oceanic crust is thinner and more dense, so essentially continental crust takes a higher position than oceanic crust. When oceanic and continental plates collide, oceanic plates slide underneath continental plates(if this makes what I said any clearer).
What is the primary reason why the oceanic crust subducts below the continental crust and not vice versa when they collide together?
The oceanic crust subducts beneath the continental crust due to its higher density. Oceanic crust is basaltic and has a specific gravity of 3.3. Continental crust is granitic and has an average specific gravity of 2.9.
