Tuesday 5/31/11. Convergent Boundaries—Oceanic Continental. What we will do…. Learn that convergent plate boundaries are where two plates are coming together. Learn that subduction is when one plate goes under another plate.
You will either be
Thinner and denser oceanic plate is forced under thicker and lighter continental crust—This is subduction
Oceanic plate begins to melt at about 100 miles into mantle
Melted plate is less dense so it expands towards the surface creating volcanoes
Deep Ocean Trenches
Magnitude 9.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPANFriday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC
This earthquake was the result of thrust faulting along or near the convergent plate boundary where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath Japan.
This map also shows the rate and direction of motion of the Pacific Plate with respect to the Eurasian Plate near the Japan Trench. The rate of convergence at this plate boundary is about 83 mm/yr (8 cm/year). This is a fairly high convergence rate and this subduction zone is very seismically active.