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Continental crust (Eurasian Plate) and oceanic crust (pacific plate) move towards each other, oceanic crust sinks because its denser, this forms deep sea trenches and volcanoes
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What type of plate margin does Japan have?
Japan sits on top of a destructive plate margin.
Is Krakatoa a constructive or destructive plate margin?
Krakatoa is on a destructive plate margin, as are most volcanoes on land.
Why do tsunami happen in japan?
They do not JUST happen in Japan, but they are common there because the Japanese islands are situated right next to a very active destructive plate margin.
What plate boundary is Pompeii on?
was pompei on a destructive margin
Is Mount Etna located on a constructive destructive or conservative plate margin?
It's located on a destructive plate in Sicily, Italy.
What is the plate boundary thay caused soufriere hills volcano?
Destructive(collisional) plate margin/boundary
What is the area where the US touches the Pacific Ocean an example of?
A coastline. a destructive plate margin.
Is mt etna on a fault line?
Yes it is on a plate boundry, it is formed by the subducting plates of the African Plate and The Eurasian Plate.
Was Kilauea a constructive or destructive plate margin?
Niether. Kilauea is in the middle of the Pacific plate, thousands of miles from the nearest plate boundary. The volcanic activty is due to a hot spot.
What type of plate boundary is Japan on?
Ur mummas plate
What boundary is it called when an oceanic plate descends beneath a continental plate?
It's called destructive plate margin/boundary, or convergent plate margin though this term applies to all plate margins where two plates are moving towards each other (such as continental + continental or oceanic + oceanic).
How much meters is Britain to the ring of fire?
Britain is not located on a destructive plate margin and the ring of fire is an ocean and a continent away.
