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SUBSIDING PLATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-06-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subducting plate
1, record 1, English, subducting%20plate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- subsiding plate 2, record 1, English, subsiding%20plate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When two plates move toward one another, they form either a subduction zone or a continental collision. This depends on the nature of the plates involved. In a subduction zone, the subducting plate, which is normally a plate with oceanic crust, moves beneath the other plate, which can be made of either oceanic or continental crust. 3, record 1, English, - subducting%20plate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Separation of the crust is a common occurrence when continents collide. It happens when the subsiding plate of a continent reaches the subduction zone faster than the adjacent areas. 4, record 1, English, - subducting%20plate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
An accretionary wedge forms along a convergent plate boundary when material is scraped from a sinking, subducting plate and is added to (accreted) another larger plate along a convergent plate boundary. 5, record 1, English, - subducting%20plate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
subducting plate; subsiding plate: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - subducting%20plate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plaque plongeante
1, record 1, French, plaque%20plongeante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une zone de subduction sous une marge continentale présente l'association de reliefs positifs et négatifs importants. Les reliefs négatifs correspondent à la fosse océanique. Celle-ci peut atteindre plus de 10 000 m de profondeur. Elle est due à l'inclinaison progressive de la plaque plongeante sous le continent [...] 2, record 1, French, - plaque%20plongeante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
subduction : Phénomène de convergence lithosphérique, marquée par la disparition de la lithosphère océanique froide et dense (= plaque plongeante, chevauchée) dans une asthénosphère moins dense, sous une plaque lithosphérique chevauchante. 3, record 1, French, - plaque%20plongeante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plaque plongeante : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - plaque%20plongeante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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