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What happens at a convergent plate boundary between an oceanic and continental plate?

At a convergent plate boundary between an oceanic and continental plate, the oceanic plate is usually denser and subducts beneath the continental plate. This can lead to the formation of deep oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs on the continental plate, and earthquakes due to the intense pressure and friction. Over time, the oceanic plate can melt and create magma that rises to form volcanic mountain ranges on the continental plate.


What happens when an oceanic plate converged with a continental plate?

When an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate, the oceanic plate slips under the continental one and into the mantle in a process called subduction. The area will be prone to large earthquakes and tsunamis. A chain of volcanoes will form on the continent.


What happens to an oceanic plate as it pushes against a continental plate and sinks?

As the oceanic plate pushes against the continental plate, it forms a subduction zone where it sinks beneath the continental plate due to its greater density. This process can create deep ocean trenches, earthquakes, and volcanic activity as the sinking plate melts and interacts with the mantle.


Is the Pacific plate and oceanic plate or continental plate?

It is oceanic


What happens when a tectonic plate slides under another tectonic plate?

This happens at a plate boundary. The oceanic plate subducts (sinks) under the continental plate, because it is heavier. (the oceanic plate is made of basalt and the continental plate is made of granite.) This happens at a destructive plate margin. it is called this because part if the oceanic plate is destroyed, because it melts as it sinks.

Related Questions

What happens when an oceanic plate digs into earths interior?

Tsunami


What happens to the earths crust at a subbduction zone?

In a subduction zone, an oceanic plate moves under another plate (whether continental or oceanic). Sometimes pressure builds up, and earthquakes occur.


What happens when the oceanic plate moves to the side and the oceanic plate slides past the continental plate?

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Where can you find minerals other than earths crust?

the oceanic plate


Is there any place on earth where materiel from the surface moves into earths interior and some of it melts?

Yes. Such areas are called subduction zones. They develop where two tectonic plates converge and at least one plate is made of oceanic crust. The denser oceanic plate sinks into the mantle.


What are happening to the earths plates in Japan Trench?

The pacific oceanic plate is sinking beneath conential plate


What happens when an oceanic plate and a continental plate rub together?

tsunamis and earthquakes


What happens when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate and sinks?

When an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate, the denser oceanic plate is forced beneath the continental plate in a process called subduction. This creates a deep oceanic trench. As the oceanic plate sinks, it heats up, melts, and forms magma that rises to the surface, leading to volcanic activity.


What happens when a plate of oceanic crust collides with a plate of oceanic crust?

The oceanic plate is made of denser (and thinner) rock than the continental crust, so the oceanic plate gets subducted (pushed underneath) where it descends and gets melted by geothermal heat.


What is plate tectonics nature of earths interior?

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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 at an oceanic- oceanic subduction?

The plate with cooler, denser crust sinks under the other plate, forming a trench. There, the oceanic crust sinks down back into the mantle.