Convergent boundaries form when two tectonic plates are collide. A subduction zone occurs when one plate is forced beneath a lighter plate where it melts forming molten rock.
Convergent boundaries: where two plates are colliding. Subduction zones occur when one or both of the tectonic plates are composed of oceanic crust. ... Divergent boundaries – where two plates are moving apart. ... Transform boundaries – where plates slide passed each other. ...
A convergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move towards each other. This can result in one plate sinking under the other, or the two plates colliding to push the lithosphere upwards. What is formed from convergent boundaries? The geological features that are formed at convergent plate ...
1. When an oceanic and a continental plate meet, a ___ is formed on the oceanic side, and ___ are formed on the continental side. mountain; trenches trench; more trenches volcano; trenches trench; volcanoes and mountains 2. Which of the following is a defining feature of an oceanic pla...
As we know, when two plates move towards each other, either a subduction zone or a continental collision will be formed. It is quite clear that convergent boundaries where areas of continental and continental crust collide mainly form collision zones with large mountain ranges. These are zones ...
First it is complex and second, it is poorly understood when compared to the other types of plate boundaries. In this type of convergent boundary, a powerful collision occurs. The two thick continental plates collide, and both of them have a density that is much lower than the mantle, ...
What are examples of convergent boundaries? Some examples of convergent boundaries are: Subduction of the Nazca Plate under South America that formed the Andes mountains Collision of the India Plate with the Eurasian Plate that created the Himalayan mountains Subduction of the Pacific Plat...
Oceanic vs. Oceanic Convergent Boundaries When two oceanic plates collide, the older denser plate subducts or "dives" underneath the other plate. The results of this tectonic collision are similar to those involving oceanic and continental plates. A deep trench is formed on the seafloor. For exam...
TECTONICS | Convergent Plate Boundaries and Accretionary Wedges G.K.Westbrook, inEncyclopedia of Geology, 2005 Oblique Subduction There are severalconvergent margins, including the eastern end of the Aleutianisland arc, Sumatra, the north-west United States (Cascadia), and the northern Pacific margin ...
…move toward each other along convergent boundaries. When a continental plate and an oceanic plate come together, the leading edge of the oceanic plate is forced beneath the continental plate and down into the asthenosphere—a process called subduction. Only the thinner, denser slabs of oceanic ...