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Is the crust formed or destroyed at a sliding boundary?

At convergent boundaries are boundaries the crust is destroyed by subduction of oceanic crust underneath continental crust or other oceanic crust.


Is the crust formed or destroyed at the sliding boundary?

At convergent boundaries are boundaries the crust is destroyed by subduction of oceanic crust underneath continental crust or other oceanic crust.


Crust is destroyed near?

Crust is destroyed at the convergent plate boundaries in Earth. In between the oceanic and continental plates, the subduction of the denser oceanic crust takes place.


Earth does not get bigger as new oceanic crust forms?

Just as new oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridges, old oceanic crust is destroyed at subduction zones.


At what boundary is oceanic crust destroyed?

Oceanic crust is destroyed at convergent plate boundaries, where two tectonic plates collide. Subduction occurs at these boundaries, where the denser oceanic crust is forced beneath the less dense continental crust into the mantle, resulting in its destruction.


Where is old seafloor destroyed?

Oceanic crust isn't destroyed because it's old; it is, in fact, destroyed due to destructive plate boundaries. This is where a continental plate and an oceanic plate move towards each other. As the oceanic crust is denser, it is pushed under the continental plate. Here it is forced into the mantle of the earth, where it is destroyed due to heat and convection currents.


What happens when an oceanic and an oceanic plate collide?

since the oceanic crus is thinner than the Continental crust the oceanic crust get submerged and gets destroyed while the continental crust covers the submerged part as being taken over by continental crust....//\@Rtz Z@r...


Is crust created or destroyed at the oceanic ridge?

Crust is created at oceanic ridges through volcanic activity where magma rises from the mantle and solidifies to form new oceanic crust. This process is known as seafloor spreading.


Why is the oldest rock on planet earth found on continental plates not oceanic plates?

Oceanic crust is constantly being recycled. New oceanic crust is formed at mid ocean ridges while old ocean crust is destroyed at subduction zones. As a result there is little oceanic crust that is older than 200 million years. Continental crust does not get destroyed by subduction, so much of it has been around since the Precambrian time.


Why doesn't our planet get larger from sea floor spreading?

As new oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridges, old oceanic crust is destroyed at subduction zones.


What is the plate boundary where oceanic crust is destroyed?

The plate boundary where oceanic crust is destroyed is a subduction zone. In this process, one tectonic plate is forced beneath another into the Earth's mantle. As the descending plate moves deeper into the mantle, it is eventually melted down and destroyed.


How is crust destoyed?

Old crust can be destroyed bysubduction, or the pushing down of an oceanic plate below anoverriding plate at a convergent boundary. The initial phase of adivergent boundary is a rift valley, which progresses to form anoceanic basin with a mid-oceanic ridge.