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When the nazca plate converges to the south America plate what happens?
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∙ 12y ago
the nazca plate subducts beneath the south american plate. this means nazca goes under south american, i think. i'd look up what the definition of subduct is though, i'm not sure. hope this is right, so sorry if it isn't xxx
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What happens when nazca plate pushes into south American plate?
The Nazca Plate is subducted beneath the South American Plate.
What happens when more dense oceanic crust of Nazca Plate converges with the less dense continental crust of the south America Plate?
The more dense oceanic crust will submerge below the less dense South American plate. This submergence leads to the melting of the oceanic crust and the production of magma that fuels the Andes Volcanic range.
What happens when the nazca seafloor plate pushes into the so American continental plate?
the nazca plate will move under the south american plate.
Which tectonic plate affects Ecuador?
The subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the South America plate.
What type of crust is found on the nazca plate?
It forms a convergent boundary with the South American Plate, divergent.
What Nazca tectonic plate presses against which continent?
South America
What plate is Haiti near?
It is near the South and North America plate, Nazca, Cocos and Haiti is in Caribbean plate.
What type of plates collided to form the Andes Mountains on the west coast of South America?
The Andes were a result of the collision of the Nazca Plate & the South American Plate.
What type of people live on the nazca plate?
the people that live on the nazca plate are the people of peru!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the people that live on the nazca plate are the people of peru!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Which tectonic plate is the puyehue volcano on?
The Puyehue Volcano is on the South America Plate near the Convergent boundary between the South America and Nazca Plates
What body type is the Pacific plate and the Nazca Platew What boundary type is the Pacific plate and the Nazca plate?
The Nazca plate shares both convergent and divergent boundaries. The Pacific plate has both a transform boundary and divergent boundary
Which tectonic plates cause the Andes mountains to rise?
The Andes Mountain Range is a result of the Nazca Plate subducting under the South American Plate.
