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The movement of one tectonic plate under another occurs at convergent boundaries. For example, at this boundary denser oceanic crust slides under the lighter continental crust.

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How did the movement of create the Himalayas?

The Himalayas were lifted by the subduction of the Indian tectonic plate under the Eurasian Plate,


What can form when one oceanic plate subducts under another oceanic plate?

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What is it called when one plate goes under another plate?

Subduction is the process when one tectonic plate moves beneath another plate at a convergent boundary. This movement can lead to the recycling of old oceanic crust back into the mantle.


Did the movement of plates create the Himalayas?

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Does subduction happen at a plate boundary?

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What is created where one plate move under another?

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What property of the plates determines which play is subducted at a convergent boundary?

Subduction is the movement of one tectonic plate under another. The property of the plates that determines which plate is subducted at convergent boundaries is density.


What causes volcanoes to erupt under earths surface?

mostly earthquakes or plate tectonic movement.


When are island arc volcanoes formed?

The island-arc volcanoes are formed from the subduction of an oceanic tectonic plate under another tectonic plate, and often parallel an oceanic trench.


What is the name of the type of boundary where one tectonic plate slides under another tectonic plates?

The type of boundary where one tectonic plate slides under another is called a convergent boundary. This process is known as subduction, where one plate is forced beneath the other due to differences in density.


What geological formation often occurs at subduction zones where one tectonic plate subducts under another?

The geological formation that often occurs at subduction zones where one tectonic plate subducts under another is called a trench.


A trench forms when?

In geology a trench is formed where one tectonic plate is subducted or forced under another plate.