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    When a Plate Capped by Continental Crust Converges with a Plate
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When a Plate Capped by Continental Crust Converges with a Plate

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Question 15

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When a plate capped by continental crust converges with a plate capped by oceanic crust, the continental plate will undergo subduction.

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