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subduction occurs where 2 continents meet or where the tectonic plates meet. :)
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What does not happen near a subduction zone?
anything can happen at a subduction zone
What kind of fault did the Christchurch earthquake happen on?
subduction
When Most earthquakes happen?
near subduction zones
How long does subduction happen?
A plate will subduct for tens to hundreds of millions of years.
Does subduction happen at a plate boundary?
Subduction is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate.
When do earthquakes happen?
Earthquake mostly happen around the ring of fire, around the Pacific ocean.
What plate collision would most likely happen in a subduction zone?
A subductive collision.
Why do earthquakes often happen near volcanic regions?
both are caused by subduction zones
Why does Chile experience earthquakes?
Chile is located on a tectonic plate boundery and a subduction zone called the Peru-Chile trench. Very violent earthquakes happen at subduction zones.
Why do earthquakes often happen around around the ring of fire?
The ring is the location of subduction zones
What must happen for the seafloor to spread apart?
Some other part of the crust must be "disappearing" (subduction).
What is the process in which the ocean floor sinks into the mantle is called?
subduction is the answer.
