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What happens when two oceanic plates converge?
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Question Date: 2015-05-14 | | Answer 1:
When two oceanic plates converge, island arcs.
Japan, the Philippines, the islands of the
Caribbean, and the Marianas are all examples of
island arcs created by converging oceanic plates. | | Answer 2:
When two oceanic plates converge, one will
subduct under the other. Although all oceanic
crust is more dense than continental crust, the
density of oceanic crust varies, and the more
dense oceanic plate will subduct underneath the
less dense oceanic plate. This is why there are
both very deep trenches and very large mountain
chains on the seafloor!
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