Destructive plate boundary Flashcards

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What are driven towards each other by convection currents in the mantle?

A

An oceanic plate and a continental plate.

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What plate jolts forward?

A

The oceanic plate.

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Does the subjected crust melt due to friction and increased heat?

A

yes

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What forms volcanoes?

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The new magma rising through cracks in the continental plate.

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