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  • 12-05-2022
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
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where are collisions between oceanic plates and continental plates thought to primarily result from

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  • 13-05-2022

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When an oceanic (and more dense) plate collides with a continental (less dense) plate, the oceanic plate dives under the continental one. Subduction occurs and mega thrust earthquakes are caused. From the magma remelt, volcanos are created on the edge of the continental plate (e.g. Ring of Fire)When two continental plates collide, neither will subduct, but continental material will start to rise as a new mountain range (e.g. Himalayas)

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