plate tectonics
The process is called subduction. It occurs when one tectonic plate is forced beneath another due to differences in density, typically in convergent plate boundaries. This subduction process is a key driver of plate tectonics.
Subduction
by the plate tectonics
Plate tectonics, the movement of the large pieces of the earth's crust, give rise to great stress along the boundaries of the plates. Wikipedia has a post on plate tectonics, and a link is provided.
plate tectonics.
But plate tectonics is the theory which suggests that the Earth's crust is made up of solid plates moving relative to each other. Plate tectonics and the plate tectonics theory aren't really two separate things. However plates are pieces of the Earth's crust which are moving.
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plate tectonics
The earth's crust
The oceanic crust subducts beneath the continental crust due to its higher density. Oceanic crust is basaltic and has a specific gravity of 3.3. Continental crust is granitic and has an average specific gravity of 2.9.
The crust
Plate Tectonics .
Plate tectonics.
Oceanic crust is denser and thinner than continental crust, making it more likely to be subducted beneath the less dense continental crust. This process occurs because the denser oceanic crust is pulled downward into the mantle at convergent plate boundaries due to gravitational forces. The subduction of oceanic crust beneath continental crust helps to recycle Earth's materials and plays a key role in plate tectonics and the geologic cycle.
No. Plate tectonics are not possible on Venus because the crust is too thick and the upper mantle is not softened by water.
The process is called subduction. It occurs when one tectonic plate is forced beneath another due to differences in density, typically in convergent plate boundaries. This subduction process is a key driver of plate tectonics.