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Subduction is part of the geological process of plate tectonics. A subduction zone is a place where the oceanic plate is sinking back in to the mantle (usually at the edge of a continental plate.
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What is it called when two plates slide one under the other?
It is known as subduction.
Is mount Cleveland a subduction zone?
Moun Cleveland formed as a result of a subduction zone, but is not a subduction zone in and of itself. A subduction zone is a feature that forms volcanoes, not a kind of volcano.
Is subduction divergent?
Subduction is a process that takes place at convergent boundaries.
What does not happen near a subduction zone?
anything can happen at a subduction zone
Was Mount Vesuvius formed by a hot spot or subduction?
it was formed by subduction
What happens in a seduction zone of the earth's crust?
the correct term is subduction zone. In geology, subduction is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate, sinking into the Earth's mantle, as the plates converge. from wikipedia.com
What is the process in which the ocean floor sinks into the mantle is called?
subduction is the answer.
What is the process of the ocean floor sinking beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle known as?
It is called subduction.
How do you spell subduction?
That is the correct spelling of "subduction."
What is a synonym for subduction?
A synonym for subduction is decrease.
What does sub-duction mean?
Oceanic subduction is a plate with oceanic crust sinking under another plate with oceanic crust.
What is the name of the process where ocean crust sinks back toward the mantle?
It is called subduction and only occurs in oceanic to oceanic or oceanic to continental plate collisions.
What is it called when two plates slide one under the other?
It is known as subduction.
Where can subduction volcanos be found?
the subduction volcano is found where
Which is required for an ocean trench to form?
Subduction.
What is the study of the earths structure?
Geology
Is mount Cleveland a subduction zone?
Moun Cleveland formed as a result of a subduction zone, but is not a subduction zone in and of itself. A subduction zone is a feature that forms volcanoes, not a kind of volcano.
