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    The Process Whereby One Portion of the Lithosphere Beneath Another
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The Process Whereby One Portion of the Lithosphere Beneath Another

Question 14

Question 14

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The process whereby one portion of the lithosphere beneath another and dives downward into the mantel is called


A) rifting.
B) subduction.
C) compression.
D) isostatic uplift.
E) orogeny.

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