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What happens when a plate of oceanic crust collides with a plate of the continental crust and why does this happen?
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.
When new crust is made what happens to the old crust?
When new crust is made, like at a spreading center, old crust must be destroyed, like at a subduction zone, where it is brought back into the inner earth and melted and recycled through.
How do the densities of oceanic crust and continental crust influence what happens when an oceanic plate coverages with a continental plate?
Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust. All that water weight compresses the heck out of the material in the plate and also the oceanic crust contains larger percentages of denser elements such as magnesium and iron than the continental crust which also contributes to it's higher density. This sets the conditions for what happens. The more dense oceanic crust will "dive under" continental crust because it is more dense, and all because of the difference in densities.
When continental plates collide what happens to the oceanic crust between them?
When continental plates collide, the denser oceanic crust is usually subducted beneath the less dense continental crust. This process can create subduction zones, where the oceanic crust is forced downward into the mantle. The oceanic crust may melt or be recycled back into the mantle in these subduction zones.
What happens when continental crust collides continental crust?
A mountain gets made
Why does the erosion take place in the crust?
Erosion happens in the earths crust and it happens because of that layer is exposed to that weather
What happens when a heavier oceanic crust collides with a continental crust?
Trench
What happens when the earths crust moves?
erosion
What happens when a plate of oceanic crust collides with a plate of Continetal crust why?
the oceanic crust slides down and burns in the mantle and forms a volcano
What happens to most magama when it reaches its crust?
volcanoes
What happens if your guinea pig has crust on its back?
bad
What happens to the pressure as you go from the core to the crust of the earth?
The pressure would decrease as you moved from the core to the crust.
What happens to the earth's crust moves suddenly to a fault?
A sudden movement of the Earth's crust is called an earthquake.
What happens to earth's crust when mountains are eroded?
The Earth's crust becomes weathered, and this can affect the landscape over time.
What happens when you go further into the earths crust?
you get hotter and hotter
What happens when continental crust push together?
It creates a mountain
What happens when layers of eath crust crack and move?
An Earthquake
