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Which two tectonic plates collided to create the Himalaya mountains?
The Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate collided to create the Himalaya mountains.
Why didn't the Indian plate subduct when it collided with the Eurasian plate?
The Indian plate did not subduct when it collided with the Eurasian plate because the Indian plate is less dense than the Eurasian plate, causing it to be pushed upwards and form the Himalayan mountain range instead of being forced beneath the Eurasian plate.
What are two differences between the oceanic crust and the continental crust?
The oceanic crust consists of heavier rock, mostly Basalt, so that if a oceanic plate collides with a continental plate the oceanic plate will be forced down below the continental plate, forming island arcs.continental plates are thicker than oceanic plates.
Describe oceanic plate?
The definition of an oceanic plate is a tectonic plate plate made mostly of basalt? and I'm not so sure what basalt is but I think it's water.The Oceanic plate is the plate which lies under the ocean. It is made of basalt,which is a heavy rock.
This forms or happen when two continental plates collide?
An example is when the Indian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate. The softer Indian Plate was forced downwards into the magma. This resulted in the formation of the Himalayan Mountain Range.
What happened when the juan de fuca collided with the north American plate 1980?
He didn't collided the north American plate in 1980
Which two tectonic plates collided to create the Himalaya mountains?
The Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate collided to create the Himalaya mountains.
What plates are is the earth made of?
The earth is not made up of only 3 plates. Some plates are the north and south American plates, the nazca plate, the pacific plate, the Australian plate, the eurasian plate, and the African plate. The plates are made from an igneous rock called basalt, and it also has some granite.
What is the comparison between basalt and granite in terms of their origin and texture?
Basalt is a fine grained VOLCANIC igneous rock of mafic composition typically made up of the minerals olivine, clino-pyroxene and calcium rich plagioclase. It is the product of undifferentiated magma at either constructive or destructive plate margins. Granite is a coarse grained PLUTONIC igneous rock of felsic composition typically made up of the minerals quartz, orthoclase, sodium rich plagioclase and either biotite or muscovite mica. It is the product of a highly differentiated, partial melting in which the felsic components have become a segregated fraction separate from the main subducting plate within a destructive plate margin. The two rocks are very different in colour; basalt is grey-brown whilst granite is pink or pale grey. They are however, both igneous rocks & may be used for construction. Granite is frequently used as the building blocks for houses, basalt is more commonly used for kerb stones.
What is the main material of a continental plate?
The main material of a continental plate is rock, primarily composed of granite and basalt. These rocks make up the crust and upper mantle of the Earth's surface, forming the rigid outer shell of the continents.
What two plates collided in the Indonesian earthquake?
the eurasian plate and the pacific plate
Which mountains were formed when two continents collided?
The most notable are the Himalayas, formed when India (on the Indo-Australian plate) drove north into Asia.
When did the Indian plate collided with Eurasian plate to form Himalayas?
pasific and tne km,
Why didn't the Indian plate subduct when it collided with the Eurasian plate?
The Indian plate did not subduct when it collided with the Eurasian plate because the Indian plate is less dense than the Eurasian plate, causing it to be pushed upwards and form the Himalayan mountain range instead of being forced beneath the Eurasian plate.
What are two differences between the oceanic crust and the continental crust?
The oceanic crust consists of heavier rock, mostly Basalt, so that if a oceanic plate collides with a continental plate the oceanic plate will be forced down below the continental plate, forming island arcs.continental plates are thicker than oceanic plates.
What two plates collided to form the rockies?
The Juan de Fuca Plate and the North American Plate
When oceanic plates collide with continental plates the oceanic plate goes under the continental plate because?
The oceanic plate subduct under the continental because oceanic is made from basalt(rock) which is denser than andesite and granite(continental)
