Multiple Choice
Some plateaus, ocean ridges, ancient island arcs, and parts of continental crust are too buoyant to be subducted. These are, instead, squeezed and sheared onto the face of a continent, forming .
A) Wadati-Benioff zones
B) terranes
C) rift valleys
D) sea mounts
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