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Which plate movement relies on the weight of the subduction crust?
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This happens in front of Island Arcs and in at destructive plate boundaries.
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Which theory of plate movement relies on weight of the subducting crust?
Slab-pull
Which theory of plate movement relies on the weight of the subducting crust?
Slab-pull
Why does oceanic crust slide below continental crust in subduction zones?
The rock density, tectonic plate movement and gravity!!
Is rifting the opposite of subduction?
In a way. In rifting, crust is created. In subduction, crust is destroyed.
By which process is the earths crust returned to the mantle?
subduction
Which theory of plate movement relies on weight of the subducting crust?
Slab-pull
Which theory of plate movement relies on the weight of the subducting crust?
Slab-pull
Which movement of the Earths crust implies that the continental crust is less dense than the oceanic crust?
Plate tectonic movement and subduction zones.
Why does oceanic crust slide below continental crust in subduction zones?
The rock density, tectonic plate movement and gravity!!
What does the subduction look like?
Subduction can be defined as the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earthÕs crust into the mantle beneath another plate. Regions where this process occurs are known as subduction zones. .
Is rifting the opposite of subduction?
In a way. In rifting, crust is created. In subduction, crust is destroyed.
By which process is the earths crust returned to the mantle?
subduction
When Crust is destroyed.?
The Earth's crust is destroyed when subduction occurs.
Does subduction create or destroy oceanic crust?
In a subduction zone the crust is forced inot the mantle where it is eventually melted and destroyed
The process of an oceanic plate colliding with and descending underneath a continental plate?
The oceanic crust is subducted underneath the continental crust. This process is known as subduction.
Where do subduction's occur?
Where crust is destroyed
Can the oceanic crust be destroyed?
Subduction
