By the convection processes happening in the mantel and by is own density (it is cold rock) with respect to the rest of the mantle.
Oceanic crust sinking under a plate with continental crust
Because the oceanic crust is under water in the ocean and a continental crust is land such as the continents
The continental crust is the land. The oceanic is under the ocean.
denser
denser (Apex)
When oceanic crust collides with continental crust, the denser oceanic crust is forced beneath the continental crust in a process called subduction. This happens because oceanic crust is heavier, colder, and more dense than continental crust, making it susceptible to being subducted under the lighter continental crust. This collision can result in the formation of mountain ranges, volcanic arcs, and deep ocean trenches.
A trench and a strata volcano.
Continental crust is the thicker, less dense, and older type of crust found beneath continents, primarily composed of granite and sedimentary rock. Oceanic crust is the thinner, more dense, and younger type of crust located beneath oceans, primarily composed of basalt. The boundary between continental and oceanic crust is known as the continental-oceanic crust boundary.
The lithosphere is generally thinner under oceanic crust compared to continental crust. Oceanic lithosphere is typically around 5-10 kilometers thick, while continental lithosphere can be up to 200 kilometers thick. This difference is due to variations in temperature and composition between the two types of crust.
The contiental cdrust is forced under the continental crust in a process called subduction.
is means under the oceanic crust the tectonicplate collide
the continental crust is the plate crust formed under the continent (less density) as opposed to oceanic crustformed under the ocean(higher density)