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Q: Why does a subduction zone drag a continent towards the zone?
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Which convergent boundaries do not have a subduction zone?

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


What is the difference between subduction zone and a continent continent collision zone?

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What is the difference between a subduction zone and a continent continent collision zone?

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Means the ocean floor is pulled under the continent?

This occurs in a subduction zone.


What is a geographical subduction zone?

A geographical subduction zone is a fault line where two plates move towards each other. The more dense plate gets pushed under the other; this is called subduction.


When is a subduction zone is created?

a subduction zone is created when to tectonic plates push towards each other then one forces it self under the other plate. This usually creates a trench or deep canyon. Subduction is caused by an earthquake moving the two tectonic plates towards eachother.


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.


What does not happen near a subduction zone?

anything can happen at a subduction zone


What type of plate boundary is Canada on?

Canada is on the North American plate, the eastern part of this plate extends to the mid-Atlantic ridge, however this is far from Canada. The western coast of Canada is a subduction zone for the most part with a small amount of the Queen Charolette fault towards the north. The subduction zone is called the Cascadia subduction zone.


Is volcan De fuego related to a hot spot or a subduction zone?

Subduction zone


Deep-sea sediments most likely contribute to continent growth by being?

scraped off in a subduction zone and left at the surface


What is the meaning of subducation zone?

A subduction zone is an area on Earth where two tectonic plates move towards one another and subduction occurs. Subduction is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate, sinking into the Earth's crust, as the plates converge