Principally, subduction zone is the area of the Earth where two plates colliding and the one sinking inside the Earth. The primary cause of subducting slab beside compression is density. [[Crust]] with higher density tends to move inside the Earth. According to the types of involved crust, subduction zone has two separate types: island-arc and active [[continental margin]] (ACM). Island-arc only involves oceanic crust, while ACM encompasses both continental and oceanic crust. | Principally, subduction zone is the area of the Earth where two plates colliding and the one sinking inside the Earth. The primary cause of subducting slab beside compression is density. [[Crust]] with higher density tends to move inside the Earth. According to the types of involved crust, subduction zone has two separate types: island-arc and active [[continental margin]] (ACM). Island-arc only involves oceanic crust, while ACM encompasses both continental and oceanic crust. |