What Protects Cratons and Keeps Them from Being Subducted

question 21

Multiple Choice

What protects cratons and keeps them from being subducted?

• A)They are made of continental crust.
• B)They are of unusually light continental crust.
• C)The mantle part of the lithosphere is unusually thin.
• D)They have a stronger and cooler mantle below their crust.

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