Subduction Is the Process of a Tectonic Plate

question 51

Multiple Choice

Subduction is the process of a tectonic plate

• A) Falling freely into the mantle
• B) Being forced below another plate
• C) Melting without moving
• D) Sliding alongside another plate
• E) Being sucked into the outer core

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