When two tectonic plates meet it is like the immovable object meeting the unstoppable force. However tectonic plates decide it by mass. The more massive plate, normally a continental will force the other plate, an oceanic plate down beneath it. This is the subduction zone. When the other plat...
One of the biggest crash scenes on Earth, a subduction zone is a spot where two of the planet's tectonic plates collide and one dives, or subducts, beneath the other, according to theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA). This tectonic process can produce some of the planet’...
Um…basically, a subduction zone is where two tectonic plates collide. So if an ocean floor tectonic plate meets the edge of a continent and they push against each other, the heavier one sinks down and goes under the other one. So the…um…the oceanic plate is made of denser and ...
Is oceanic lithosphere recycled to the subduction zone? What tectonic plate is Canada on? What is the lithospheric plate that has the highest proportion of continental crust? What lithospheric plate has the highest proportion of continental crust?
Is a subduction zone contact metamorphism? Does contact metamorphism occur at deep levels? Is marble caused by contact metamorphism? Are meteorites formed by contact metamorphism? What are metamorphic rocks used for? What do metamorphic rocks look like?
A convergent boundary is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide. One plate eventually slides beneath the other, a process known as subduction. The subduction zone can be defined by a plane where many earthquakes occur, called the Wadati–Benioff zone.What is a ...
The Archean granulite massif and Archean TTG are two big mystery in Archean. Archean TTG has long been a hot topic. It is related to how the early continental crust formed grew and evolved. It has been widely acknowledged that Archean TTG formed either in a subduction zone or a product of...
Subduction zones form a horseshoe shaped ring around the Pacific Ocean. Each subduction zone is a convergent boundary. When a continental plate converges with an ocean plate the ocean plate always subducts beneath the continental plate.Basalt rocksBasalt rocks contain iron-rich minerals that are ...
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What is the study of earthquakes and seismic waves called? What is a caldera in a volcano? What is geological oceanography? What are seismic lines? What type of fault is a subduction zone? What produces seismic waves? After an earthquake, which type of seismic wave arrives second at a seis...