Less Dense
Trench
Volcano
Continental Plate
Picture of 2 oceanic plates converging
Islands
Mountains & Valleys
Subduction
Picture of 2 continental plates converging
Picture of Continental/Oceanic Convergent Boundary
Oceanic Plate
More Dense
Feature that forms when the oceanic plate sudducts and creates a low spot in the water
This plate does not subduct. It gets stuck, pushes, and folds/crinkles (more dense plate or less dense plate)
When one plate sinks under the other
Which is more dense: oceanic plate or continental plate
Which is less dense: oceanic plate or continental plate
This plate subducts (more dense plate or less dense plate)
Formed by volcanoes or folded mountains when they are tall enough to reach the surface of the ocean
Feature that forms when a plate gets stuck, pushed, and crumples
Feature that forms when the oceanic plate subducts, melts, and rises back to the surface
