Plate Tectonics Flashcards by Jose Gonzalez

Q

Continent to continent plate collision

A

Creates upward push Himalayas

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Subduction zone

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Denser plate sinks below the other plate

Often creates line of volcano called island arc

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Ocean to continent plate collision

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Creates trench and island arc

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A byproduct of subduction

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Island arc - volcanic

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