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When an Oceanic Plate Collides with a Continental Plate,the Continental

Question 78

Question 78

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When an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate,the continental plate usually slides up and over the denser oceanic plate,pushing it down into the mantle,a process called ____.


A) production
B) subduction
C) induction
D) convection
E) trenching

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