The rock density, tectonic plate movement and gravity!!
This process is known as subduction. When an oceanic plate collides with and is forced underneath a continental plate, it creates a subduction zone. The descending oceanic plate melts due to the intense heat and pressure, causing volcanic activity and the formation of mountain ranges on the continental plate.
denser (Apex)
Oceanic crust is denser and thinner than continental crust, so when the two converge at a subduction zone, the oceanic crust is forced to sink beneath the less dense continental crust. This process of subduction is driven by the difference in density between the two types of crust, as well as the movement of tectonic plates.
Both continental and oceanic crusts are used in the process of subduction, unless you are talking about see floor spreading, then only oceanic crust is used
Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust, so when they collide, the denser oceanic crust is forced beneath the lighter continental crust in a process known as subduction. This subduction occurs at convergent plate boundaries where two plates are moving towards each other. The sinking oceanic crust can trigger volcanic activity and create mountain ranges on the continental crust.
Oceanic crust sinking under a plate with continental crust
when oceanic crust and continental crust collide, the oceanic crust sinks down beneath the continental crust. this is called subduction.
This process is known as subduction. When an oceanic plate collides with and is forced underneath a continental plate, it creates a subduction zone. The descending oceanic plate melts due to the intense heat and pressure, causing volcanic activity and the formation of mountain ranges on the continental plate.
denser
denser (Apex)
density
oceanic and continental
Oceanic crust is denser and thinner than continental crust, so when the two converge at a subduction zone, the oceanic crust is forced to sink beneath the less dense continental crust. This process of subduction is driven by the difference in density between the two types of crust, as well as the movement of tectonic plates.
This process is known as subduction and occurs at convergent plate boundaries because oceanic crust is denser than continental crust.
Both continental and oceanic crusts are used in the process of subduction, unless you are talking about see floor spreading, then only oceanic crust is used
Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust, so when they collide, the denser oceanic crust is forced beneath the lighter continental crust in a process known as subduction. This subduction occurs at convergent plate boundaries where two plates are moving towards each other. The sinking oceanic crust can trigger volcanic activity and create mountain ranges on the continental crust.
This is called a subduction zone.