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Subduction Occurs

Question 21

Question 21

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Subduction occurs:


A) when ozone is struck by cosmic radiation.
B) when one tectonic plate descends below another.
C) because of the Coriolis effect.
D) on the leeward side of a mountain.
E) as the result of volcanic eruptions or earthquakes.

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