PMT - different plate boundaries destructive oceanic and oceanic Flashcards
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1
Q
explain the process of a destructive oceanic and oceanic plate boundary?
A
- Heavier plate subducts leaving an ocean trench
- Fold mountains will also occur
- Built up pressure causes underwater volcanoes bursting through oceanic plate
- Lava cools and creates new land called island arcs
2
Q
what can form because of a destructive purely oceanic plate boundary? Examples
A
fold mountains
underwater volcanoes
(when lava cools) island arcs
Eg Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
Japanese Archipelago