What Is the Benioff Zone

Multiple Choice

What is the Benioff Zone?

A) The contact zone where one slab of lithosphere subducts beneath another slab of lithosphere.
B) The contact zone where one slab of lithosphere diverges from another slab of lithosphere.
C) The contact zone where one slab of lithosphere moves adjacent to another slab of lithosphere.
D) The oceanic zone where hydrothermal vents exist.