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South America is a notable one, where the Pacific Plate subducts below the Andes, uplifting the land, and creating the long volcanic chain.

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Is mount Cleveland a subduction zone?

Moun Cleveland formed as a result of a subduction zone, but is not a subduction zone in and of itself. A subduction zone is a feature that forms volcanoes, not a kind of volcano.


The area where a plate descends is a?

subduction zone


Is the subduction zone being created or destroyed?

A subduction zone is a tectonic boundary where one tectonic plate is being forced beneath another. So, in a subduction zone, the process of subduction is taking place, rather than being created or destroyed.


What is a subducation zone?

A subduction zone is a place that occurs between two tectonic plates. It is the site where these tectonic plates have collided.


What does subduction have to do with geology?

Subduction is part of the geological process of plate tectonics. A subduction zone is a place where the oceanic plate is sinking back in to the mantle (usually at the edge of a continental plate.


What is the place where the oceanic crust is forced under the continental crust?

This is called a subduction zone.


The place where two plates collide and one goes on top the other?

The subduction zone.


Which convergent boundaries do not have a subduction zone?

A continent to continent convergent boundary does not have a subduction zone.


What kid of a zone is it where a continental place and an oceanic plate collide forcing the oceanic plate under?

This type of zone is called a subduction zone. At subduction zones, the oceanic plate is forced beneath the continental plate due to its denser composition. This process can lead to the formation of volcanic arcs and deep ocean trenches.


What term is used to describe the location where sinking of a plate occurs?

subduction zone


Is island on a subduction zone?

no


What does not happen near a subduction zone?

Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions do not usually happen away from a subduction zone. Subduction zones are known for their intense seismic activity and volcanic activity due to the movement of tectonic plates.