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How are mountains formed when a plated with an oceanic crust meets one with a cnotinental crust?
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The oceanic plate is more dense than the continental plate, and will subduct, or move underneath, the lighter continental plate. The result is that the continental plate is uplifted. As the oceanic crust goes deeper and deeper, the temperatures become higher, causing the subducting crust to eventually melt into the mantel. The heat and gas pressure from the melting of the subducting crust may eventually seek release in the form of a volcano. The rate of crustal movement is slow, measured in a small number of inches per year, but the volcanism and crustal uplifting and folding eventually create mountains.
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Convergent boundaries can be divided into 3 categories what are these categories and what geological feature are created by each?
The categories are a continental and a continental plate colliding, continental and oceanic plates colliding, and oceanic and oceanic plates colliding. The two continental plates form mountains. The continental and oceanic plated colliding cause subduction zones and volcanoes. Oceanic and oceanic plates colliding form a trench.
How are oceanic plated measured?
They are measured in seismic waves.
When an iron nail is placed into a solution of copper sulfate what happens?
The iron which is a more electrochemically active metal gets plated with copper and iron sulfate is formed
What is the product of iron and copper II sulfate?
iron + copper sulphate ''goes to'' iron sulphate + copper
What does 24kGP means on a plate?
24 karat gold plated.
Convergent boundaries can be divided into 3 categories what are these categories and what geological feature are created by each?
The categories are a continental and a continental plate colliding, continental and oceanic plates colliding, and oceanic and oceanic plates colliding. The two continental plates form mountains. The continental and oceanic plated colliding cause subduction zones and volcanoes. Oceanic and oceanic plates colliding form a trench.
How are oceanic plated measured?
They are measured in seismic waves.
How was the volcano in Indonesia formed?
Indonesia has many volcanoes, not just one. Indonesia has volcanoes because it is located along a subduction zone, where a slab of oceanic crust is sinking under another plated and into the mantle. Water that the plate takes with it alters the chemistry of the mantle rock, causing some of it to melt and rise through the crust.
How tall must a mountain be to be called a mountain?
I believe it's not height but how it was formed. Take for example Mt. Everest and the surrounding mountains. This mountain is created as the two continental plated push up against each other. This cause the Earth that meets between these two plates to push up.
What is formed when the tectonic plated disvergent?
When tectonic plates diverge, magma is allowed to well up to the Earth's surface and harden, forming new land.
When an iron nail is placed into a solution of copper sulfate what happens?
The iron which is a more electrochemically active metal gets plated with copper and iron sulfate is formed
Is plated 22 LR ammunition considered jacketed?
No. Plated is not the same thickness as plated.
What geographic term describes the creation of the Atacama Desert?
Mountain building caused by plate tectonics - two colliding plated forced the Andes Mountains and the Chilean Coastal Ranges to be lifted up. The Atacama resulted on the plateau that developed between the two ranges of mountains. The Atacama fell in the rain shadow of the mountains preventing moisture from reaching the area.
What is silver plated zinc?
it is zinc plated in silver
Is prestige silverware solid sterling or plated?
Plated
What does the hallmark 750 plated mean?
18K Gold Plated.
Are silver plated cables any good?
Yes silver plated cables are actually recommended more over the gold plated ones. A lot of people say that the gold plated ones are a waste of money since you can get the same result or better from the silver plated.
