OCEANIC-

Group
2 CONTINENTAL
CONVERGENCE
 Oceanic crust is the
OCEAN uppermost layer of the
oceanic portion of a
IC tectonic plate.
Is primarily composed
CRUST of denser rocks.
One of the least
explored subseafloor
environments.
 The layer that forms
the continents and
CONTIN the areas of shallow
ENTAL seabed close to their
shores.
CRUST Primarily thicker but
is less dense.
What happens when these
Two crusts collide?
When an Oceanic and Continental
Crust converge with each other, best
case scenario is that the Oceanic
crust, being denser than the
Continental crust, submerges under
it. This process is called the subduction
process. The subducted crust melts in
the mantle due to the high
 A trench is
also formed
in the
process. also
known as
submarine
valley, it
forms in
Subduction
Subduction of plates can cause
earthquakes at varying depths.
Most parts of the world
experience shallow earthquakes,
where the focus is within 60 km
of Earth’s surface.
Intermediate earthquakes have a
focal depth range of 60-300 km.

Deep earthquakes happen rarely

and have a focal depth range of
more than 300-700 km below the
Earth’s surface.
Shallow quakes generally tend to be more
damaging than deeper quakes. Seismic
waves from deep quakes have to travel
farther to the surface, losing energy
along the way. Shaking is more intense
from quakes that hit close to the surface
like setting off "a bomb directly under a
 While deep
FUN FACT:
quakes may be
less damaging,
they're usually
more widely felt.
QUIZ TIME!
1. Oceanic crust is _______
than continental crust.
a. Less dense
b. More dense
c. Doper
2. Continental crust is
primarily _______.

a. Thinner and less dense

b. Thicker and more dense
c. Thicker and less dense
3. The process of the
submerging of the oceanic
crust under the continental
crust onto the mantle.
a. Subduction
b. Convergence
c. Photosynthesis
4. Trenches are also known
as_______.
a. Submarine Towns
b. Submarine Valleys
c. Submarine Moore
5. Deep earthquakes are more
damaging than shallow
earthquakes.

a. True
b. False
c. Tralse
YAY! ESSAY5
WHAT HAPPENS TO
THE OCEANIC CRUST
WHEN IT COLLIDES
WITH A CONTINENTAL
CRUST?
1. Oceanic crust is _______
than continental crust.
a. Less dense
b. More dense
c. Doper
2. Continental crust is
primarily _______.

a. Thinner and less dense

b. Thicker and more dense
c. Thicker and less dense
3. The process of the
submerging of the oceanic
crust under the continental
crust onto the mantle.
a. Subduction
b. Convergence
c. Photosynthesis
4. Trenches are also known
as_______.
a. Submarine Towns
b. Submarine Valleys
c. Submarine Moore
5. Deep earthquakes are more
damaging than shallow
earthquakes.

a. True
b. False
c. Tralse