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    A(n)________ Is a Zone Where Two Continents Collide, Often Preserving
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A(n)________ Is a Zone Where Two Continents Collide, Often Preserving

Question 49

Question 49

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A(n) ________ is a zone where two continents collide, often preserving slivers of oceanic lithosphere between the colliding plates.


A) passive margin
B) ophiolite
C) suture
D) terrane

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