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    What Prevents the Subduction of Terranes
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What Prevents the Subduction of Terranes

Question 18

Question 18

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What prevents the subduction of terranes?


A) The relative thin layer of crusts
B) The low density
C) The proximity from plate boundaries
D) The compression of continental crusts

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