Plate boundries
what happens when convergent oceanic oceanic happens
It occurs when two oceanic plates collide, causing the older, denser, and colder plate to subduct (sink) beneath the younger plate into the mantle.
What is the meaning of continetal.
Tectonic plates made of thick, low-density continental crust that cannot be easily subducted.
Whats the meaning of trench
steep-sided depression on the seafloor that marks a convergent plate boundary.
what is the meaning of convergent continental/continental
It occurs when two tectonic plates capped by thick continental crust collide head-on
What is the meaning of oceanic
the heavy, thin tectonic plates that lie beneath the world's oceans.
What is the meaning of magma
molten or semi-molten rock located beneath Earth's crust
what is the meaning of convergent oceanic/continental
a region where a heavy, dense oceanic plate collides with a lighter, thicker continental plate.
What is seafloor spreading
the active, constantly renewing surface of oceanic plates, primarily formed at mid-ocean ridges through a process called seafloor spreading.
what is the meaning of divergent
occurs when two tectonic plates move apart from each other on the ocean floor.
what is the meaning of divergent continental
a geologic zone where two tectonic plates are moving apart from each other directly on a landmass.