It turns into magma
No. Mid oceanic ridges are the places where new oceanic crust are forming.
Oceanic crust sinks beneath trenches through a process known as subduction. As oceanic plates collide with continental plates, the denser oceanic plate is forced downward into the mantle due to gravitational pull. This creates a subduction zone where the oceanic crust eventually melts and is recycled back into the mantle.
A "subduction zone".
The continental crust is less dense than the oceanic crust. That's the reason we find that the oceanic crust sinks (subducts) beneath the continental crust.Continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust and so cannot sink below it.
When oceanic crust sinks deeper into the mantle at subduction zones, it undergoes partial melting due to the increase in temperature and pressure. This melted material can then rise back to the surface to form volcanoes and contribute to the formation of new crust through volcanic activity. This process is integral to the recycling of Earth's crust and the formation of oceanic trenches and volcanic island arcs.
The plate with cooler, denser crust sinks under the other plate, forming a trench. There, the oceanic crust sinks down back into the mantle.
The plate with cooler, denser crust sinks under the other plate, forming a trench. There, the oceanic crust sinks down back into the mantle.
when oceanic crust and continental crust collide, the oceanic crust sinks down beneath the continental crust. this is called subduction.
No. Mid oceanic ridges are the places where new oceanic crust are forming.
A "subduction zone".
A "subduction zone".
As oceanic crust is thinner, it sinks under the continental crust and forms a subduction zone. This can also form a line of volcanoes.a deep sea trench and an island arc form.
Oceanic crust sinks beneath trenches through a process known as subduction. As oceanic plates collide with continental plates, the denser oceanic plate is forced downward into the mantle due to gravitational pull. This creates a subduction zone where the oceanic crust eventually melts and is recycled back into the mantle.
A "subduction zone".
The continental crust is less dense than the oceanic crust. That's the reason we find that the oceanic crust sinks (subducts) beneath the continental crust.Continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust and so cannot sink below it.
Trench
When oceanic crust sinks deeper into the mantle at subduction zones, it undergoes partial melting due to the increase in temperature and pressure. This melted material can then rise back to the surface to form volcanoes and contribute to the formation of new crust through volcanic activity. This process is integral to the recycling of Earth's crust and the formation of oceanic trenches and volcanic island arcs.