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What happens when ocean plates collid?

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Cuando las placas tectónicas chocan, la que queda por debajo se consume en el manto de la Tierra, creando una erupción de magma caliente que sale al exterior a través de volcanes formados en la placa superior. Estos volcanes forman un arco volcánico. Hay ejemplos de este tipo de fenómeno natural en todo el mundo.

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When two oceanic plates converge, the denser plate will end up sinking below the less dense plate, leading to the formation of an oceanic subduction zone. ... Old, dense crust tends to be subducted back into the earth. An example of a subduction zone formed from a convergent boundary is the Chile-Peru trench

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Which can cause a tsunami since it is underwater.

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