Subduction
At convergent boundaries are boundaries the crust is destroyed by subduction of oceanic crust underneath continental crust or other oceanic crust.
At convergent boundaries are boundaries the crust is destroyed by subduction of oceanic crust underneath continental crust or other oceanic crust.
Just as new oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridges, old oceanic crust is destroyed at subduction zones.
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.
Oceanic crust is usually destroyed by subduction. This occurs when one tectonic plate, typically consisting of denser oceanic crust, is forced beneath another plate, often continental crust. As the oceanic plate subducts into the mantle, it melts and is recycled, leading to geological phenomena such as volcanic activity and the formation of deep ocean trenches.
At convergent boundaries are boundaries the crust is destroyed by subduction of oceanic crust underneath continental crust or other oceanic crust.
At convergent boundaries are boundaries the crust is destroyed by subduction of oceanic crust underneath continental crust or other oceanic crust.
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.
Just as new oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridges, old oceanic crust is destroyed at subduction zones.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
As new oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridges, old oceanic crust is destroyed at subduction zones.
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.
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.