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What happens when a plate carrying crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust?
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When the Indian plate collided with the harder Asian plate, the Indian plate went underneath, eventually causing an up-thrust that raised the Himalayas.
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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?
The oceanic crust will slide under the continental crust. And the reason is because the oceanic crust is much denser and the continental crust is least dense.
When a continental crust collides with a continental crust what is formed?
Fold mountains.
What happens when a plate made of oceanic crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust?
The contiental cdrust is forced under the continental crust in a process called subduction.
What happens when continental crust collides continental crust?
A mountain gets made
When a continental crustal plate collides with an oceanic crustal plate the continental crust is forced to move over the oceanic crust What is the primary reason that the continental crust stays on?
Continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust.
What happens when a plate carrying ocean crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust?
The contiental cdrust is forced under the continental crust in a process called subduction.
What happens when a plate carrying oceanic oceanic crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust?
The contiental cdrust is forced under the continental crust in a process called subduction.
What happens when a plate Carrying oceanic crust collides with a plate carrying continental crusts?
The contiental cdrust is forced under the continental crust in a process called subduction.
What happen when a plate carrying oceanic crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust?
The contiental cdrust is forced under the continental crust in a process called subduction.
What happens when a heavier oceanic crust collides with a continental crust?
Trench
What happens when the contential crust collides with the same crust?
When continental crust collides with the same crust it creates an earthquake, or sometime it can cause a volcano to explode. Including oceanic crust.
When the ocean floor collides with a crustal plate what happens?
it subducts underneath the crustal plate
When a continental crust collides with a continental crust what is formed?
Fold mountains.
What happens when a plate of oceanic crust collides with a plate of the continental crust and why does this happen?
The oceanic crust will slide under the continental crust. And the reason is because the oceanic crust is much denser and the continental crust is least dense.
What happens when a plate made of oceanic crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust?
The contiental cdrust is forced under the continental crust in a process called subduction.
What happens when a plate carrying oceanic crust collided with a plate carrying continental?
The contiental cdrust is forced under the continental crust in a process called subduction.
Which plate boundary occurs as continental crust collides with continental crust?
Convergent plate boundaries.
