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| − | [[Subduction]] occurs at '''destructive plate margins''' when an [[Oceanic Plate]] and a [[Continental Plate]] meet. Because the [[Oceanic Plate]] is more [[dense]] it is pushed beneath the less [[dense]] [[Continental Plate]]. As the plates move past each other in a [[Friction]] causes the [[Oceanic Plate]] to be melted and destroyed and therefore [[magma]] is created. The [[magma]] in the [[magma chamber]] then rises and [[volcano]]s are often formed. | + | [[Subduction]] occurs at '''destructive plate margins''' when an [[Oceanic Plate]] and a [[Continental Plate]] meet. Because the [[Oceanic Plate]] is more [[dense]] it is pushed beneath the less [[dense]] [[Continental Plate]]. As the plates move past each other in a [[Friction]] causes the [[Oceanic Plate]] to be melted and destroyed and therefore [[magma]] is created. The [[magma]] in the [[Magma Chamber|magma chamber]] then rises and [[volcano]]s are often formed. |
Latest revision as of 16:44, 30 July 2019
Key Stage 4 Geography
Meaning
A destructive plate margin is a location where two tectonic plates are moving towards one another and eventually meet and one is pushed under the other in a process called subduction.
About Destructive Plate Margins
Subduction occurs at destructive plate margins when an Oceanic Plate and a Continental Plate meet. Because the Oceanic Plate is more dense it is pushed beneath the less dense Continental Plate. As the plates move past each other in a Friction causes the Oceanic Plate to be melted and destroyed and therefore magma is created. The magma in the magma chamber then rises and volcanos are often formed.