In the Context of Plate Tectonics, What Is a Subduction

question 29

Multiple Choice

In the context of plate tectonics, what is a subduction zone?

• A)a place where two plates are slipping sideways against one another
• B)a place where two plates are pulling apart
• C)a place where two continental plates are colliding
• D)a place where a seafloor plate is sliding under a continental plate

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