In a subduction zone, the dense, cold oceanic plate collides with the lighter, warmer continental plate and is forced down underneath it into the mantle. The motion is downwards and the force is called "slab pull".
Subduction Zone
mountain or volcanoe
When plates collide, one plate is typically forced beneath the other in a process known as subduction. This can create mountain ranges, volcanic arcs, and deep ocean trenches above the subduction zone as a result of the intense geological activity generated by the collision and subduction of the plates.
Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions do not usually happen away from a subduction zone. Subduction zones are known for their intense seismic activity and volcanic activity due to the movement of tectonic plates.
A subduction zone is formed where two oceanic plates collide. One plate is forced beneath the other, creating a deep trench and often leading to volcanic activity and earthquakes.
Subduction zone.
A subduction zone is a region where oceanic plates sink down into the asthenosphere beneath another plate, such as at convergent plate boundaries. This process can lead to the formation of deep oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and earthquakes.
Subduction Zone
mountain or volcanoe
the subduction zone
A subduction zone is a place that occurs between two tectonic plates. It is the site where these tectonic plates have collided.
A subduction zone is a convergent boundary where two tectonic plates collide.
It is called a subduction zone.
Subduction is when two plates collide, and one moves underneath the other, or subducts. The denser one is the one that subducts. Subduction is caused by the collision of two plates.
a subduction zone is created when to tectonic plates push towards each other then one forces it self under the other plate. This usually creates a trench or deep canyon. Subduction is caused by an earthquake moving the two tectonic plates towards eachother.
A subduction zone.
When plates collide, one plate is typically forced beneath the other in a process known as subduction. This can create mountain ranges, volcanic arcs, and deep ocean trenches above the subduction zone as a result of the intense geological activity generated by the collision and subduction of the plates.