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In a subduction zone the crust is forced inot the mantle where it is eventually melted and destroyed
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What is the opening in the oceanic crust?
Subduction Zone.
Why does the oceanic crust sink beneath the continental crust at the subduction zone?
density
Why does oceanic crust dive underneath continental crust?
This process is known as subduction and occurs at convergent plate boundaries because oceanic crust is denser than continental crust.
Crust is destroyed near?
Crust is destroyed at the convergent plate boundaries in Earth. In between the oceanic and continental plates, the subduction of the denser oceanic crust takes place.
What happens when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?
when oceanic crust and continental crust collide, the oceanic crust sinks down beneath the continental crust. this is called subduction.
Do hot spots create or destroy oceanic or continental crust?
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What is oceanic-oceanic subduction?
Oceanic crust sinking under a plate with continental crust
The process of an oceanic plate colliding with and descending underneath a continental plate?
The oceanic crust is subducted underneath the continental crust. This process is known as subduction.
Can the oceanic crust be destroyed?
Subduction
Oceanic crust slides under continental crust during subduction because oceanic crust is?
denser
Oceanic crust slides under continental crust during subduction because oceanic crust is .?
denser (Apex)
What is the opening in the oceanic crust?
Subduction Zone.
What is the name of the process where ocean crust sinks back toward the mantle?
It is called subduction and only occurs in oceanic to oceanic or oceanic to continental plate collisions.
Is oceanic crust slide under oceanic crust during subduction?
yes, The contiental goes over it.
What are places where oceanic crust sinks back to the mantle?
No. Mid oceanic ridges are the places where new oceanic crust are forming.
Subduction zones and what type of boundary do they represent?
Subduction zones represent convergent boundaries, where oceanic crust is being subducted under continental crust, or under a less dense oceanic crust.
Why does the oceanic crust sink beneath the continental crust at the subduction zone?
density
