PLATE CONVERGENCE AND THEIR GEOLOGIC FORMS Flashcards

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underwater forming submarine mountain ranges formed by volcanic activity

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Oceanic - Oceanic Convergence

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When an oceanic plate subducts beneath a continental plate, a line of volcanoes known as a continental arc is formed

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Oceanic - Continental Convergence

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Continental - Continental Convergence

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When these two plates collide, they smash together and create mountains PARANG SA SAN ANDREAS PUTACCA

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