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What kind of tectonic collision produces volcanoes?
oceanic-continential
Which continental margin occur where oceanic lithosphere is being subducted beneath the edge of a continent?
A destructive or convergent continental margin occurs where oceanic lithosphere is being subducted beneath the edge of a continent. This process results in the formation of deep oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and intense seismic activity. The collision of the two plates can lead to the uplift of mountains and the formation of island arcs.
What are facts about Continental and Oceanic Crust and Lithospheric Plates Including what they are made of and their approximate temperature?
the continential crust is made of granitic rocks and the oceanic crust is made of basat and gabbro. the temp of the continential crust is -84.4 to 70.7c and the temp for oceanic crust is -18 to 380c and the lithopheric plates are made of felsic rocks. good luck with the rest.
What is the primary reason that the continential crust stays on top of the oceanic crust?
The primary reason continental crust remains above oceanic crust is its lower density. Continental crust is primarily composed of lighter, less dense rocks like granite, while oceanic crust is denser, made mostly of basalt. This difference in density causes the buoyant continental crust to "float" on the denser oceanic crust beneath it, resulting in the continental crust being elevated above sea level.
How oceanic crust different?
Oceanic and Contintental crust are different in composition as well as size and density Continental- granitic/50-100km thick Oceanic- basaltic/ up to 10km thick Oceanic crust is more dense making it subduct under continental crust
Is the Pacific plate oceanic or continential?
Oceanic.
What kind of tectonic collision produces volcanoes?
oceanic-continential
Is Earth's oceanic crust thicker or the continential crust?
the Continental crust is thicker
What is the section of the lithoshere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere carrying pieces of the continental and oceanic crust and the answer is not magma?
I had this question on my science quiz and I missed it. I was also curious what the answer was. Now I know that the answer is simply " transform boundary".
What is the difference between continential and oceanic crust?
Continental crust is thicker, less dense, and typically older than oceanic crust. Oceanic crust is thinner, more dense, and younger as it is constantly being formed at mid-ocean ridges and being recycled at subduction zones.
What would happen when two plates meets?
When two plates meet each other thats called a Convergent boundary. They include areas where an oceanic plate slides below a continential plate.
Which continental margin occur where oceanic lithosphere is being subducted beneath the edge of a continent?
A destructive or convergent continental margin occurs where oceanic lithosphere is being subducted beneath the edge of a continent. This process results in the formation of deep oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and intense seismic activity. The collision of the two plates can lead to the uplift of mountains and the formation of island arcs.
What are facts about Continental and Oceanic Crust and Lithospheric Plates Including what they are made of and their approximate temperature?
the continential crust is made of granitic rocks and the oceanic crust is made of basat and gabbro. the temp of the continential crust is -84.4 to 70.7c and the temp for oceanic crust is -18 to 380c and the lithopheric plates are made of felsic rocks. good luck with the rest.
What is the primary reason that the continential crust stays on top of the oceanic crust?
The primary reason continental crust remains above oceanic crust is its lower density. Continental crust is primarily composed of lighter, less dense rocks like granite, while oceanic crust is denser, made mostly of basalt. This difference in density causes the buoyant continental crust to "float" on the denser oceanic crust beneath it, resulting in the continental crust being elevated above sea level.
How oceanic crust different?
Oceanic and Contintental crust are different in composition as well as size and density Continental- granitic/50-100km thick Oceanic- basaltic/ up to 10km thick Oceanic crust is more dense making it subduct under continental crust
What are the three different types of convergent plat boundaries?
The three different types of convergent plate boundaries are oceanic-continental, oceanic-oceanic, and continental-continental. In an oceanic-continental boundary, the denser oceanic plate subducts beneath the less dense continental plate. In an oceanic-oceanic boundary, one oceanic plate subducts beneath another. In a continental-continental boundary, the plates collide and uplift, forming mountain ranges.
When two plates collide what can happen?
When two oceanic plates collide, one may be pushed under the other and cause magma from the mantle to rise, forming a volcanoe or volcanoes. When two continential plates collide at a reverse fault tectonic earthquakes occur.
