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  • 18-04-2017
  • Geography
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What happens when a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate?

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juliaflowers11
juliaflowers11 juliaflowers11
  • 18-04-2017
The continental plate is less dense that the oceanic plate and so sinks underneath the oceanic plate. The oceanic plate holds water and so when the continental plate sinks underneath it, the water from the oceanic plate covers the continental plate.
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kai321
kai321 kai321
  • 27-04-2020

Answer:

The oceanic plate sinks below the continental plate.

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