5. O-O convergence Flashcards

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2 oceanic plates subduct & collide –> denser oceanic plate subduct beneath less dense oceanic plate

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deep oceanic trench formed at points of subduction

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subducted beneath oceanic plate –> mantle material above melts –> forms magma

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magma rises through crusts, forms volcano –> chain/arc of islands formed

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earthquakes occur at boundary of plates –> friction created between moving rock masses when plate subducts under another

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e.g.

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Marina Trench, Pacific Plate & Philippine Plate

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