Multiple Choice
Subduction in Earth is the process by which
A) dense material sank while lighter material rose to the surface during the early geological history.
B) molten lava oozes out between two tectonic plates that are spreading apart.
C) cool surface material sinks below other material at a tectonic plate boundary.
D) volcanic material flows from the deep interior to produce volcanic islands.
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