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what plate boundary is when plates collide?
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When tectonic plates collide, that's called a convergent plate boundary (also called a destructive boundary).
Brief details:
- Oceanic‑continental convergence: the denser oceanic plate subducts beneath the continental plate → deep trench, volcanic mountain chain (e.g., the Andes).
- Oceanic‑oceanic convergence: one oceanic plate subducts beneath another → island arc volcanism (e.g., Japan).
- Continental‑continental convergence: both plates crumple and thicken instead of subducting → large mountain ranges (e.g., the Himalaya).
Convergent boundaries produce strong earthquakes, mountain building, trenches, and (except for continental‑continental) volcanism.
Brief details:
- Oceanic‑continental convergence: the denser oceanic plate subducts beneath the continental plate → deep trench, volcanic mountain chain (e.g., the Andes).
- Oceanic‑oceanic convergence: one oceanic plate subducts beneath another → island arc volcanism (e.g., Japan).
- Continental‑continental convergence: both plates crumple and thicken instead of subducting → large mountain ranges (e.g., the Himalaya).
Convergent boundaries produce strong earthquakes, mountain building, trenches, and (except for continental‑continental) volcanism.
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