1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Tresset [83]
3 years ago
12

Hi anyone able to explain fully about the continental-continental plate convergence ? I’m a little confused , thanks!!

Geography
1 answer:
PilotLPTM [1.2K]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

1. Continental-continental convergence are both <em>continental crust</em> plates.

2. Buoyancy basically means these plates are light float on top of the Asthenosphere.

Explanation:

1. To go a little more into detail, this type of convergence ocurrs when two plates made of continental crust (not oceanic) collide. In the case of ocean-continent convergence, the denser oceanic crust sinks underneath the lighter continental crust.

In this scenario, we have two plates, neither of which want to sink, so instead of going down they just crumple and fold and keep colliding. This collision creates very high mountain ranges such as the Himalaya and usually doesn't contain any volcanic activity because no magma is capable of penetrating through so much crustal material.

2. As for why continental crust is buoyant and doesn't sink has much to do with its composition. Continental crust is made mostly of silicate material. This is very different from oceanic crust which is made of basaltic rocks and is therefore heavier. The term buoyancy refers to the 'floating action' of the continental crust on top of the uppermost mantle.

You might be interested in
We normally write our address as a street number in a city or town, which is in a state or province, followed by a country. How
LiRa [457]

Answer:

Earth

Explanation:

The cosmic address of the Earth would begin with the house address, the name of our planet, Earth. Next, we would put our street name, Inner Solar System. Then, we would choose our city, Solar System of the Sun. After that, we would add our state or province. This would be the equivalent of the Solar Neighborhood which consists of all stars within 15 light years of the Sun and that include mostly cool and small red dwarf stars. After that, we would be part of the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way and then in the Local Group of Galaxies that include the Magellanic Clouds and many more.

8 0
3 years ago
The oceanic Pacific plate and the oceanic Juan de Fuca plate are diverging. Which landform would you expect to form?
vfiekz [6]

Answer:

The landform that will form is a mid-ocean ridge.

Explanation:

When tectonic plates move away from each other they form a divergent plate boundary. At this type of boundary, as the plates move away, a gap starts to open up gradually. This gap becomes wider and wider over time and the crust is made much less thick, which in turn presents a good opportunity for the magma to come out on the surface.

Because the crust is weaker and thinner, the magma manages to rise through it and rich the surface relatively easily. As it does, the magma reaching the surface, or rather the bottom of the ocean, it solidifies in the water and as more and more magma comes out it piles up. By piling up and constantly creating new rock an underwater mountain chain starts to form and this type of mountain chain is known as a mid-ocean ridge.

8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Most of Sub- Saharan Africa is
Usimov [2.4K]

Answer:

The best answer is mountains and valleys

Explanation:

first option doesn't seem correct because it doesn't have one giant plateau. Instead it is multiple. so that option is incorrect.

second option is incorrect because there really is no evidence about plains and hills.

third option is incorrect for the same reason as second option.

The Fourth option is correct because Sub-saharan contains mountain ranges and multiple rift valleys.

(have a nice day and soon merry christmas or happy Hanukkah)

6 0
3 years ago
Sometimes it's hard to tell if the bowl-shaped feature at the top of a volcano is a crater or a caldera. You can usually determi
hoa [83]
<span>Good Morning!
 
</span><span>learning its size and how it formed
</span><span>
The difference between craters and calderas is in the formation mode of each of them. Craters generally are more circular and smaller, and result from the projection of gas and magma, while calderas arise from falling stones and rocks.</span>
4 0
4 years ago
What advantage did railroads provide?​
slamgirl [31]

It helped with faster transportation.

4 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • What is the source of radiation for both the earth's atmosphere?
    14·1 answer
  • Define the term zero of a function in your own words
    13·2 answers
  • Match the vocabulary word with its meaning.
    10·1 answer
  • The party venue cost $100 plus an additional $10 per person. How much will the party venue charge if 62 people attend the party,
    15·1 answer
  • I am busy doing an essay on volcanoes, what do you guys think is the best one for me to do?
    10·2 answers
  • Describe the two basic types of igneous processes that may produce an ore deposit during the crystallization of magma, and provi
    10·1 answer
  • The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called: (a)absolute location (b) relative locat
    8·1 answer
  • SS THE PIC AND MATCH PLEASE ITS EASY AND IM BUSY DUE TODAY YOU WILL GET BRAIN AND 23
    5·1 answer
  • Maps differ from photographs in many significant ways, including:
    11·1 answer
  • The United States received a significant influx of immigrants
    9·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!