When 2 plates collide and one is pushed under the other, this process is called:
Acretion
Subduction
Lateral sliping
The Andes was created due to:
The collision between two oceanic plates
The collision between two continental plates
The oceanic plate being pushed under and what happens at the same time the continental plate gets pushed upwards causing mountain ranges
Why Chile suffers a lot of Earthquakes?
Because it is situated on the Ring of Fire
Because it is located on fault areas
Because it is located on the subduction area in the Pacific coast of South America
Where can we find the deepest trenches?
At the Mariana´s Trench
Where oceanic plate subduce under another oceanic plate
In the Mid- ocean ridge
How is the deepest trench called? How deep is it?
Mariana Trench. 7 km
Marina Trench. 7 km
Mariana Trench. 11 km
What was created when Eurasian plate and Indian plate collided?
The mount Everest
The Himalayan range
The Deccan plate