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When plates collide with continental plates does the denser ocean plate sink?

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What takes up more water a dishwasher or an sink?

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When two continental plates collide why doesn't one sink?

When two continental plates collide, they have similar buoyant properties, so neither plate is significantly more dense than the other to cause one to sink. Instead, the plates crumple and deform, leading to the formation of mountain ranges and intense seismic activity along the boundary.


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