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as the plates move towards each other the denser plate subducts into the asthenphere

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What plate boundary is Mount Oyama on?

mount aso is a ocianic plate boundry as it is near enough in sea water and it full of it but does no sit on sea water mount aso is on land but through the middle of the volcano is underwater. any questions :)


Define Convergent Boundary?

In plate tectonics, a convergent boundary also known as a destructive plate boundary (because of subduction), is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of lithosphere move toward one another and collide. As a result of pressure, friction, and plate material melting in the mantle, earthquakes and volcanoes are common near convergent boundaries.


What is a zone where rock surfaces are pushing together?

We see tectonic plates pushing together in what is called a convergent plate boundary.


What are 2 plates that meet at a convergent boundary?

In plate tectonics, a convergent boundary, also known as a destructive plate boundary (because of subduction), is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of lithosphere move toward one another and collide. As a result of pressure, friction, and plate material melting in the mantle, earthquakes and volcanoes are common near convergent boundaries. When two plates move towards one another, they form either a subduction zone or a continental collision. This depends on the nature of the plates involved. In a subduction zone, the subducting plate, which is normally a plate with oceanic crust, moves beneath the other plate, which can be made of either oceanic or continental crust. During collisions between two continental plates, large mountain ranges, such as the Himalayas are formed.


What is a boundary where 2 plates move apart?

It is called a divergent plate boundary.

Related Questions

What type of plate boundary dose mount fuji occur at or is it hot spot volcano?

convergent plate boundary


What type of plate boundary does compression occur?

Converging Plate Boundaries


On which type of plate boundary do island arcs occur?

convergent boundaries


What type of plate boundary does reventador occur on?

Reventador volcano is located on the South American Plate boundary where the Nazca Plate is subducting beneath it. This type of plate boundary is known as a convergent boundary.


What are the 3 subtypes of convergent plate boundaries?

1. Oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary. 2. Continental-continental convergent plate boundary. and 3. Oceanic-continental convergent plate boundary.


The Aleutian Islands occur at a what type of boundary?

The Aleutian Islands occur at a convergent boundary, specifically where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath the North American Plate. This subduction zone has created a volcanic island arc along the boundary.


What are the three sub types of convergent plate boundrys?

1. Oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary. 2. Continental-continental convergent plate boundary. and 3. Oceanic-continental convergent plate boundary.


Three type of plate boundaries where volcanic eruptions can occur?

Convergent, divergent, and, although not a plate boundary, they also occur from hotspots.


What is is also known as a convergent plate boundary?

Phopotatodoftny is also known as a convergent plate boundary.


What are the sub-types of convergent plates boundrys?

1. Oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary. 2. Continental-continental convergent plate boundary. and 3. Oceanic-continental convergent plate boundary.


What is the name of the plate boundary that slides past each other?

transform boundary


What is the plate boundary for unzen?

The plate boundary for Unzen volcano is the subduction zone where the Philippine Sea Plate is being subducted beneath the Eurasian Plate. This subduction zone is part of the larger convergent boundary between the Philippine Sea Plate and the Eurasian Plate.