Seismic activity in these regions originates in a deep location known as a Wadati-Benioff zone, and volcanoes that occur above them often form in arcs. These areas are frequently the sites of orogeny and lead to a dominant source of mantle convection via the sinking of the lithosphere. The process which occurs at these convergent boundaries is contrasted with the process of an oceanic plate moving over a continental plate, obduction. For 10 points, identify these regions at which an oceanic plat
Seismic activity in these regions originates in a deep location known as a Wadati-Benioff zone, and volcanoes that occur above them often form in arcs. These areas are frequently the sites of orogeny and lead to a dominant source of mantle convection via the sinking of the lithosphere. The process which occurs at these convergent boundaries is contrasted with the process of an oceanic plate moving over a continental plate, obduction. For 10 points, identify these regions at which an oceanic plate slides under another tectonic plate.
Seismic activity in these regions originates in a deep location known as a Wadati-Benioff zone, and volcanoes that occur above them often form in arcs.
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