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There is no such thing as a subduction boundary, there are divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries. When there is a continental-oceanic convergent boundary (when a continental plate and an oceanic plate smash together) the oceanic plate, because it is more dense sinks into deeper layers of the earth. The area where the two plates meet makes a trench which is a subduction zone. The oceanic plate will melt into the earth and because of the excess lava it rises out onto the continent and makes a volcanic mountain and the lava erupts.
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Where do subduction's occur?
Where crust is destroyed
What are typical characteristics of subduction zone?
Where oceanic crust meets continental crust and earthquakes can occur.
What does not occur at a subduction zone?
At a subduction zone, significant volcanic activity does not occur directly at the trench itself; instead, it occurs inland at volcanic arcs formed by the melting of the subducted plate. Additionally, large earthquakes are less common at the actual subduction interface than in the surrounding regions, where stress accumulates. Moreover, the creation of new oceanic crust does not happen at subduction zones, as this process primarily occurs at mid-ocean ridges.
Do subduction zones cause earthquakes?
Yes, subduction zones are significant sites for earthquakes. They occur when one tectonic plate is forced beneath another, creating intense pressure and friction along the boundary. This buildup of stress can eventually be released in the form of earthquakes, which can be quite powerful and damaging. Many of the world's largest earthquakes occur in subduction zone regions.
Where are divergent boundarys found?
Divergent boundaries are found primarily along mid-ocean ridges, where tectonic plates are moving away from each other. Additionally, divergent boundaries can also occur on continents, leading to the formation of rift valleys.
Where do p waves and s waves occur?
they occur i think in the plate boundarys.
Do Hotspot volcanoes occur along subduction zones.?
No, hotspot volcanoes do not occur along subduction zones. They occur when plates pass over mantle hot spots.
Where do subduction's occur?
Where crust is destroyed
The deepest earthquakes occur were?
The deepest earthquakes occur at subduction zones where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another into the Earth's mantle. These earthquakes can occur as deep as 700 km below the surface.
Do earthquakes occur in subduction zones?
For sure.
What are compressional boundarys?
A compressional bounday is plate boundarys that are being compressed
What types of boundaries do subduction zones occur?
Convergent Boundaries!
How are convergent boundarys different from divergent boundarys?
convergent boundaries collide but divergent boundaries move away from each other.
What kind of plate boundarys are there?
Cool
Which of the boundarys can produce volcanoes?
convergent
Where Eruptions that occur where two lithospheric plates come together?
subduction boundary eruption
Where do plates move apart?
divergent boundarys
