Rock around a subducting slab is heated to extreme temperatures as a result of sliding friction. Much of the rock eventually melts and enters the convection currents in the mantle.
The oceanic crust (the denser crust) is subducted under the lighter crust which basically means that it goes under the upper crust as they meet so they don't crash into each other like at a collision zone.
Where oceanic crust meets continental crust and earthquakes can occur.
A "subduction zone".
Basalt pushed into the crust by subduction will likely become metamorphosed into a rock called eclogite due to the high pressure and temperature conditions experienced in the subduction zone.
In a subduction zone, two types of crust interact: oceanic crust and continental crust. The denser oceanic crust is typically forced beneath the lighter continental crust, leading to the formation of deep ocean trenches and volcanic arcs. This process is a key feature of plate tectonics, where the interaction between these two crust types can also result in earthquakes and the creation of mountain ranges.
The oceanic crust (the denser crust) is subducted under the lighter crust which basically means that it goes under the upper crust as they meet so they don't crash into each other like at a collision zone.
Subduction Zone.
In a subduction zone the crust is forced inot the mantle where it is eventually melted and destroyed
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This is called a subduction zone.
Where oceanic crust meets continental crust and earthquakes can occur.
A "subduction zone".
A "subduction zone".
subduction zone
In a subduction zone, an oceanic plate moves under another plate (whether continental or oceanic). Sometimes pressure builds up, and earthquakes occur.
No it is really subduction
A "subduction zone".