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When plate movements cause the crust to bend downward a what is formed?
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When a plate is pushed under an adjacent plate, the process is called subduction. The subducted crust melts into the core and is recycled.
When the plate goes into the mantel it is heated to very high temperatures and turns into metamorphic rock.
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What force drives dense pieces of oceanic crust downward toward the mantle?
New crust is formed on the opposite end of the plate as it is pulled away from its neighbor
A valley that dips between two parallel ranges of hills was formed by a downward fold in a rock is called an?
A syncline is a fold in the crust that bends downward into a valley.
What type of fold is created when the crust bends and folds downward?
Syncline is a type of fold that is created when the crust bends and curves downward. It is a fold that is convex up and has its oldest beds at its core.
Why is continental crust deeper than oceanic crust?
The oceans flow to the places where the crust is the lowest. Gravity causes them to flow downward. The mantle, below the crust, is at the same depth everywhere, so if the crust is lower, it is because it is thinner.
Is a new oceanic crust formed at a transform fault boundary?
No. New oceanic crust is formed at a divergent boundary. A convergent boundary neither creates nor destroys crust.
When plate movements cause the crust to bend downward what is formed?
Metamorphic rock i think?
What is the movements in the crust that cause the faulting or folding of rock?
Tectonics.
Did the movements on the Earth's crust cause the formation of mountainsridges and valleys?
wan
Movements in the crust that cause the faulting or folding or rocks is called?
Diastrophism.
What force drives dense pieces of oceanic crust downward toward the mantle?
New crust is formed on the opposite end of the plate as it is pulled away from its neighbor
A valley that dips between two parallel ranges of hills was formed by a downward fold in a rock is called an?
A syncline is a fold in the crust that bends downward into a valley.
Distinctive feature of African terrain that was formed by prehistoric movements in the earth's crust?
Rift Valley
What force drives the process of pulling dense pieces of oceanic crust downward towards the mantle?
New crust is formed on the opposite end of the plate as it is pulled away from its neighbor.
Where are Gulf?
Gulfs are found around the edges of oceans. They are usually formed by movements of tectonic plates under Earth's crust.
Difference between fault block mountains and folded mountains?
Fault mountains are formed when rocks crack down due to lines of weakness in the earths crust. This cause huge blocks to move forming block mountains. Fold mountains are formed when land is folded into wave like shapes because of the tectonic movements underneath the earth crust.
Where are gulfs found?
Gulfs are found around the edges of oceans. They are usually formed by movements of tectonic plates under Earth's crust.
Why does the Philippines experience frquient eartquakes?
The Philippine archipelago runs adjacent to a destructive tectonic plate boundary. The movements on at this boundary cause the build up of stresses in the Earth's crust in the region. These stresses are relived by movements of the crust which result in earthquakes.
