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When the ocean floor collides with a crustal plate what happens?
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∙ 13y ago
it subducts underneath the crustal plate
Riley Wolf
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∙ 13y agoThe ocean floor generally doesn't "collide" with continental crust; oceanic crust is denser and will subduct under continental crust. When continental crust collides with continental crust then you get formations like the Himalayas.
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∙ 13y agoit subducts underneath the crustal plate
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What happens to the old ocean floor as the sea floor spreads?
As the sea floor spreads, the old ocean floor gets pushed out, which makes the plates move.
What happens to an earthquake when it travels from its source to the ocean floor?
the ocean floor starts to break up just like the land does .
What is the vertical section of the ocean from the surface to the ocean floor referred to as?
This section of the ocean from floor to surface is called the water column.
What is a wave caused by a sudden shift in the ocean floor called?
A wave caused by a sudden shift in the ocean floor is called a tsunami.
What are the levels of the ocean called?
The continental shelf, continental slop and the ocean floor
What do crustal plates carry?
seafloor
What is things rest upon crustal plates?
The continents and the ocean floor rest upon the plates.
When a crustal shift occurs in the ocean floor what other danger may be posed to wildlife habitats on land?
A shift in the ocean floor might cause a tsunami.
What geologic features of the ocean floor do you think are formed by crustal plates moving together?
Island Arcs and Ranges.
What happens to the ocean floor at the deep ocean trenches?
what happens is the ocean floor does not just keep spreading.instead, it sinks beneath deep underwater canyons called deep- ocean trenches
What happens to the old ocean floor as the sea floor spreads?
As the sea floor spreads, the old ocean floor gets pushed out, which makes the plates move.
What happens to an earthquake when it travels from its source to the ocean floor?
the ocean floor starts to break up just like the land does .
What is formed when divergence happens on the sea floor?
Mid ocean ridges
What happens when the continental crust is over the ocean floor?
because 0ness
What happens at the mid-atlantic ridge?
Sea floor spreading
What happens when a plate carrying ocean crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust?
The contiental cdrust is forced under the continental crust in a process called subduction.
What is divergent plate boundry?
it is a type of plate boundary that move away from euchre's a result of the spreading of boundaries, new ocean floor is created. this mainly happens on the ocean floor and results in mid-ocean ridges
