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