Why is oceanic crust subducted under continental crust?

Advanced Placement (AP)

1 answer:

Talja [164]2 years ago

6 0

Answer:

At the point when a oceanic plate crashes into a continental plate the crust shaping the oceanic plate bents and get pulled under the continental crust. This is on account of the rocks that frame the oceanic crusts are denser and more slender than the rocks that shape the continental crust. The procedure by which the oceanic crust is pulled under the continental crust is called subduction and the zone at which this happens at the plate boundaries is known as the subduction zone. At the subduction zone where the oceanic crust sinks underneath the continental crust, a profound oceanic trench or valley is made.

Explanation:

You might be interested in

Why would a town planner use a map at the 1:24,000 scale rather than a map at the 1:250,000 scale? The map at the 1:24,000 scale

Artemon [7]

Answer:

A The map at the 1:24,000 scale is easily converted to non-metric measurements.The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows the town close-up in more detail.

Explanation:

A scale of ration 1: 24,000 indicates that the distance on the map to the actual ground distance is large scale map and shows are a detailed close-up of the map. Also, they can be easily converted and thus a town planner decides to make use of this map for planning.

3 0

3 years ago

Which of the following might affect the natural increase rate of Malawi over the next 40 years?

antiseptic1488 [7]

Any other numbers I mean like what you mean

3 0

2 years ago

9. Sandra is a very busy mom with three children who are very successful in school. She tries to remember to praise them for the

Olegator [25]

Answer:

The children are experiencing natural reinforcement.

Explanation:

Sandra's children are very successful in school and that is a stated natural reinforcer.

Natural reinforces occur as a result of their behavior without involving others expressing their approval of their behavior.

Sandra is trying to foster this natural reinforcement with positive social reinforcement, "but she does not always remember".

5 0

3 years ago

Which of the following is a safe work practice to protect you from electrocution hazards? A. Attach ungrounded, two-prong adapte

Elenna [48]

B.do not operate electrical equipment when working in wet conditions

3 0

3 years ago

Paanp Sinakop ng mga kanluranin ang mga sentro ng kalakalan sa malaysia?Ipaliwanag ang pamamaraang ginamit.

Alexeev081 [22]

Answer:

Explanation:

translet?

4 0

2 years ago