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What happens to an oceanic plate as it pushes against another plate?
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When oceanic plates push against one another they cause subduction or adduction earthquakes. These plate tectonics take place on ocean floors all over the world.
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What happens to an oceanic plate as it pushes against a continental plate and sinks?
The oceanic plate sinks into the mantle where it melts. This is replaced by new oceanic plate at the mid-oceanic ridge.
What happens when a plate gets subducted?
The colder, more dense plate is the one that subducts in a collision between two plates. In an oceanic to oceanic plate collision it is the older of the two plates that will subduct due to its higher density. In an oceanic to continental plate collision, it's the oceanic plate that will subduct because of its higher density.
How is a Warm Front formed?
they are formed when hot air pushes against cold air
What happens when a warmer air mass pushes a cooler air mass?
it becomes a warm front
What happens when warmer air mass pushes a cooler air mass?
it becomes a warm front
What happens to an oceanic plate as it pushes against a continental plate and sinks?
The oceanic plate sinks into the mantle where it melts. This is replaced by new oceanic plate at the mid-oceanic ridge.
When two oceanic plates meet at a convergent boundary which plate pushes below the other plate?
The denser oceanic plates pushes below the lighter one.
What happens when an air particle pushes against another air particle?
The air particle with the greater force moves the other air particle in the general direction it was moving
How are energy work and waves related?
Wave is the transfer of CERTAIN TYPES of energy; basically mechanical energy - this happens when an object pushes against another object.Waves transfer energy from one place to another.
What is meant by action-reaction forces?
That refers to Newton's Third Law: if one object pushes against another object, then the other object automatically pushes back.
What happens when a plate gets subducted?
The colder, more dense plate is the one that subducts in a collision between two plates. In an oceanic to oceanic plate collision it is the older of the two plates that will subduct due to its higher density. In an oceanic to continental plate collision, it's the oceanic plate that will subduct because of its higher density.
What happens when a tropical martime air mass pushes up against a polar continental air mass?
it creates heavy storms
What is the name of the force that pushes agisnt an aireplane as it tries to move forward through the aire?
'Thrust' pushes against it from the rear, and 'drag' pushes against it from the front.
What often occurs where an oceanic plate pushes under a continental plate?
This usually is where and how mountains ranges are formed. Volcanism can also result from the subduction melting of the oceanic crust.
What happens when an orca dies?
somtimes the orca which is dead is eaten by or sometimes another orca pushes the dead orca on a beach where there are no people.
What happens first rocks break apart or water fills tiny cracks in rocks and freezes or ice pushes against rocks?
All rocks have cracks in them. If water fills the cracks and freezes, it expands and pushes the rock apart.
Is friction a push force?
Friction is a push force. When one object pushes one direction on an object the other object pushes the opposite direction. The harder an object is pushed against another the more friction there is.
