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When oceanic crust subducts beneath a continental plate, it can lead to the formation of deep-sea trenches, volcanic arcs, and island chains due to melting of the subducted crust and the release of magma. This process can also generate earthquakes and tsunamis in the surrounding region.
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Which continental plates formed the Matterhorn?
The Matterhorn was formed by the collision of the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate. This collision caused the folding and uplifting of the rocks that make up the mountain, creating its distinctive pyramidal shape.
What type of plate boundary formed Chimney Rock?
None, this formation is in the center of a continent. It is an erosion feature in sedimentary rocks.
What are rocks called when they are formed by sand rocks and shells?
Rocks formed from sand, rocks, and shells are known as sedimentary rocks. Sandstones, mudstones, and limestone are common examples of sedimentary rocks that can be formed from these materials.
Why can't geologists use rocks from earth to learn how long ago earth formed?
Geologists can't use rocks from Earth to determine the planet's age because those rocks have all been recycled through the rock cycle over time. This means that the original rocks from when Earth formed no longer exist. Instead, geologists use radiometric dating of rocks from Earth's surface to estimate its age.
Where are you most likely to find all three types of rock being formed?
You are most likely to find all three types of rock being formed at convergent plate boundaries, particularly subduction zones. Here, sedimentary rocks are subjected to heat and pressure, forming metamorphic rocks. As tectonic plates collide and melt, igneous rocks are also formed.
What eventually happens to the sea floor that is carried away from the mid ocean ridge?
if the western side of the plate is in the midoceanic ridge side then the other side ie. the eastern side of the plate would subduct under another plate on that side..as u know that earth's area is constant and no extra mass can be added so if one part is enlarging then the other part should obviously subduct...note thta' the eastern margin has the oldest rock...oldest rocks have high density so it will subduct under another younger oceanic plate or continental plate..
What is the contenental crust made up of?
less dense rocks such as granite.
What kind of plate boundary were the alps formed from?
They are formed by the continental contienal plates
Why are new igneous rocks formed at constructive and destructive plate boundaries?
dont no
How will foliation in continental metamorphic rocks formed during subduction be oriented?
perpendicular to the direction of plate movement :)
Why can't geologist use rocks from earth to learn how long ago earth formed?
Because all of the rocks that were around when Earth formed have been recycled by plate tectonics and erosion. Hoped I helped!!
Which continental plates formed the Matterhorn?
The Matterhorn was formed by the collision of the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate. This collision caused the folding and uplifting of the rocks that make up the mountain, creating its distinctive pyramidal shape.
What type of plate boundary formed Chimney Rock?
None, this formation is in the center of a continent. It is an erosion feature in sedimentary rocks.
How was rocky mountains formed?
The Rocky Mountains were formed by the collision of tectonic plates, the North American plate and the Pacific plate. When they collided, rock on each side was forced upwards or downwards. So rocks came up out of the ground on the west side of the North American Plate.
What type of plate collision cause the Appalachian mountains?
The Appalachian mountains were formed as a result of a collision between the North American plate and the African plate during the Paleozoic era. This collision caused the uplift and folding of rocks that eventually formed the mountain range we see today.
What causes an oceanic trench to form?
They are formed at destructive plate boundaries where one plates subducts under another. The deep sea trench marks the point at which the denser plate ( or faster plate when it is oceanic vs. oceanic) begins to subduct the lighter one. They are very long, narrow and steep-sided depressions in the ocean floor.
Are metamorphic rocks naturally formed?
Metamorphic rocks are naturally formed. they are formed from natural changes that happen to other rocks.
